The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 1 office utilized temporary rumble strips on the approach to work zone areas on State Road 31 to alert motorists of lane closures associated … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Innovative Safety Treatments, Volume 2: A Study of the Effectiveness of Temporary Rumble Strips in Construction Work Zones
Temporary Rumble Strips
Synthesis of Traffic Calming Techniques in Work Zones
Nationwide, over 1,000 fatalities and 40,000 injuries occur annually in work zones, which include both construction zones and areas where maintenance is performed. The majority (85%) of work zone … [Read more...] about Synthesis of Traffic Calming Techniques in Work Zones
ATM Rumble Strips
Removable rumble strips are 1/8-inch thick with self-adhesive plastic strips. The orange color will help designate the construction site and provide visual, audible and physical feedback to any … [Read more...] about ATM Rumble Strips
Field Evaluation of Work Zone Speed Control Techniques
The results of field studies conducted in Texas to evaluate selected methods of slowing work zone traffic to acceptable speeds are presented. The studies were performed at six work zone sites, … [Read more...] about Field Evaluation of Work Zone Speed Control Techniques
Guidelines for Work Zone Intrusion Countermeasures
Provides use guidelines and reporting requirements for the following: rumble strips, channelizing device spacing reduction, flagger station setups, work zone speed limit reductions, police … [Read more...] about Guidelines for Work Zone Intrusion Countermeasures
Guidelines for the Application of Removable Rumble Strips
This work was initiated to assess the viability of removable rumble strips as replacements for asphalt rumble strips, particularly in short term highway work zones. The two rumble strips tested were … [Read more...] about Guidelines for the Application of Removable Rumble Strips