The Work Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook (Third Edition) provides an easily accessible compilation of work zone operations practices used and recommended by various States and localities … [Read more...] about Work Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook (Third Edition)
Temporary Barriers
Traffic Control Field Manual for IDOT Employees
This Manual is issued for the purpose of the proper application of temporary traffic control devices for all employees of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) working on or near open … [Read more...] about Traffic Control Field Manual for IDOT Employees
Temporary Traffic Control Design Guidelines
This document is intended to provide guidelines relating to the design of temporary traffic control for state highway construction, maintenance related operations, utility operations, and incident … [Read more...] about Temporary Traffic Control Design Guidelines
Webinar: Positive Protection Strategies in Work Zones
This webinar sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will cover two types of positive protection strategies used in work zones including use of a mobile barrier system and a movable … [Read more...] about Webinar: Positive Protection Strategies in Work Zones
Highways England Trials Inflatable Safety Barrier for Workzones
An inflatable safety barrier is being tested in work zones in Midlands, England, to help protect road workers. The new airbag aims to reduce the number of intrusions into work zones. In the initial … [Read more...] about Highways England Trials Inflatable Safety Barrier for Workzones
Safer Work Zones: Education and innovation may help move the needle
Despite state-level efforts to reduce injuries in roadway work zones, the United States has not experienced a sustained reduction in fatalities. States and road construction employers are turning to … [Read more...] about Safer Work Zones: Education and innovation may help move the needle