Purpose — The paper aims to review current practices of road safety audits worldwide, investigate the perceptions of experts on highway work zone safety in the USA and issues of adopting work zone … [Read more...] about Highway Work Zone Safety Audits for Safety Improvements
Surveys
A Driving Simulator Study: Evaluation of Vehicle Mounted Attenuator Markings in Work Zones During Different Times of the Day
This report presents a study of driver perceptions using a driving simulator. The evaluation required one hundred and twenty participants from different age groups to drive through virtual highway … [Read more...] about A Driving Simulator Study: Evaluation of Vehicle Mounted Attenuator Markings in Work Zones During Different Times of the Day
“Field Report”: National Survey Results of Highway/Transit Contractors on Construction Market Conditions Unveiled This Friday
On Friday, November 13th, the Transportation Construction Coalition will announce the results of "National Survey on Highway Construction Market Conditions", a nationwide survey of more than 500 … [Read more...] about “Field Report”: National Survey Results of Highway/Transit Contractors on Construction Market Conditions Unveiled This Friday
Strategy Implementation by State Transportation Agencies to Maintain Work Zone Mobility and Safety
Mitigation strategies for work zone congestion are used by transportation agencies to manage or reduce congestion through a work zone as part of the project’s transportation management plan. The … [Read more...] about Strategy Implementation by State Transportation Agencies to Maintain Work Zone Mobility and Safety
Improving the Safety of Mobile Lane Closures
This digest contains excerpts from a study conducted for National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 20-05, Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Problems. The objective of … [Read more...] about Improving the Safety of Mobile Lane Closures
Evaluation of Technology-Enhanced Flagger Devices: Focus Group and Survey Studies in Kansas
instiFlagger-controlled work zones, by their very nature tend to utilize fewer traffic control measures than other work zones. Often these work zones are in place for only a short duration of time, so … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Technology-Enhanced Flagger Devices: Focus Group and Survey Studies in Kansas