On November 5, the Federal Highway Administration announced significant updates to the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule and the Temporary Traffic Control Devices Rule, marking the first major … [Read more...] about FHWA Issues New Road Construction Zone Safety Rule
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Updated Rule to Improve Safety for Motorists and Roadside Workers Along Highway Construction Work Zones
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced updates to the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule and the Temporary Traffic Control Devices Rule to enhance safety within work zones. These revisions, the … [Read more...] about Biden-Harris Administration Announces Updated Rule to Improve Safety for Motorists and Roadside Workers Along Highway Construction Work Zones
Work Zone Safety and Mobility and Temporary Traffic Control Devices
The FHWA amends its regulations that govern traffic safety and mobility in highway and street work zones. The FHWA recognizes that increasing road construction activity on our highways can lead to … [Read more...] about Work Zone Safety and Mobility and Temporary Traffic Control Devices
Construction Work Zone Safety: Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Construction Work Zone Crashes
This report presents a comprehensive analysis of work zone safety considering multiple factors, including crash severity, speed analysis, countermeasure analysis, and state-of-the-practice in DOTs. It … [Read more...] about Construction Work Zone Safety: Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Construction Work Zone Crashes
ROADWork Dataset: Learning to Recognize, Observe, Analyze and Drive Through Work Zones
Perceiving and navigating through work zones is challenging and under-explored, even with major strides in self-driving research. An important reason is the lack of open datasets for developing new … [Read more...] about ROADWork Dataset: Learning to Recognize, Observe, Analyze and Drive Through Work Zones
Illinois Expressway Signs Warn of Photo-Enforced Speed Limits, but Cameras Are Out of Commission
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) plans to deploy speed enforcement trucks with photo-enforced cameras to Chicago-area highways. Currently, speed cameras are inactive on expressways, … [Read more...] about Illinois Expressway Signs Warn of Photo-Enforced Speed Limits, but Cameras Are Out of Commission