The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is testing whether installing orange pavement markings to delineate a highway construction zone will improve safety for roadway workers and motorists alike. … [Read more...] about Kentucky Testing Orange Striping to Improve Work Zone Safety
Testing
Kentucky Tests Orange Striping for Work Zones
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet received the approval from the Federal Highway Administration to test the orange markings to determine how effective they are in terms of reducing accidents. … [Read more...] about Kentucky Tests Orange Striping for 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
Drone Scheduling for Construction Site Surveillance
Using drones to monitor construction site is a flexible approach with low manpower costs. Researchers study a drone scheduling problem in which a drone flies on a fixed path over a construction site. … [Read more...] about Drone Scheduling for Construction Site Surveillance
Mobile Application Development and Testing for Work Zone Activity Real-Time Data Collection
Work zones are prevalent in the United States as the infrastructure is increasingly in need of maintenance. Lack of reliable data is one of the main obstacles in work zone research. Reliability … [Read more...] about Mobile Application Development and Testing for Work Zone Activity Real-Time Data Collection
Oregon Transportation Agency Can Do More to Make Work Zones Safer, Audit Finds
On average there are 488 crashes and five deaths in road work zones in Oregon every year. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has taken steps to make work zones safer, such as conducting a … [Read more...] about Oregon Transportation Agency Can Do More to Make Work Zones Safer, Audit Finds