Roadway lanes are often repositioned to accommodate highway work operations, resulting in a need to alter pavement markings. Although there are various methods for removing or obscuring existing … [Read more...] about Special-Color Pavement Marking for Highway Work Zones: Literature Review of International Practices
State of the Practice
Highway Worker Safety: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 509: Highway Worker Safety identifies how state departments of transportation (DOTs) implement policies using highway worker … [Read more...] about Highway Worker Safety: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
More Robust DOT Oversight of Guardrails and Other Roadside Hardware Could Further Enhance Safety
In 2014, 54 percent of traffic fatalities in the United States occurred as a result of a vehicle's leaving the roadway, according to U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) data. Roadside safety … [Read more...] about More Robust DOT Oversight of Guardrails and Other Roadside Hardware Could Further Enhance Safety
Smarter Work Zones
This video presentation is a recording of an innovation breakout session conducted during regional summits of highway community stakeholders held from October to December 2014 to launch the third … [Read more...] about Smarter Work Zones
Smarter Work Zones
Two strategies for managing work zones and work zone traffic that can minimize travel delays and help maintain motorist and worker safety are coordination of roadway construction projects to reduce … [Read more...] about Smarter Work Zones
Work Zone Intrusion Reporting: A Survey of State Practices
This report synthesizes practices of state DOTs for reporting and documenting vehicle intrusions into construction work zones. … [Read more...] about Work Zone Intrusion Reporting: A Survey of State Practices