The higher contribution of traffic delay to environmental impacts is urging the highway agencies to take work zone management into the maintenance schemes decision-making. Aiming to understand the … [Read more...] about The Influence of Work Zone Management on User Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Life Cycle Assessment on Highway Pavement Maintenance
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Use of Smart Work Zone Technologies for Improving Work Zone Safety: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
To make work zones safer, state departments of transportation (DOTs) use smart technologies with specialized components, such as sensors, communications, software, and electronic equipment, to manage … [Read more...] about Use of Smart Work Zone Technologies for Improving Work Zone Safety: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
Work Zone Flagger Novice
The National Safety Council's Flagger Training Course is a comprehensive skill-building session that meets federal industry guidelines: the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) guidelines … [Read more...] about Work Zone Flagger Novice
Effective Signing Strategies and Signal Displays for Work Zone Driveway Assistance Devices
Work zones that include a single lane closure on a two-lane, two-way roadway present unique traffic control challenges. In these situations, traffic regulators (i.e., flaggers or temporary traffic … [Read more...] about Effective Signing Strategies and Signal Displays for Work Zone Driveway Assistance Devices
Agile Work Zone Management Based on Connected Vehicle Data
Peak period lane closures can result in significant queueing on major interstates. Many state agencies thus have a lane closure policy in place based upon historical time of day and day of week … [Read more...] about Agile Work Zone Management Based on Connected Vehicle Data