In October 2004, about 9 lane km of deteriorated truck lanes on Interstate 15 at Devore in Southern California was rebuilt during 18 days with extended one roadbed full-closures with the counterflow … [Read more...] about Automated Work-Zone Information System on Urban Freeway Rehabilitation: California Implementation
Traffic Delays
Estimation of Traffic Impacts at Work Zones: State of the Practice
Assessing the safety and mobility impacts of work zones across the project development phases of road construction and maintenance projects is an emphasis area of the Federal Highway Administration's … [Read more...] about Estimation of Traffic Impacts at Work Zones: State of the Practice
Influence of Heavy Vehicles on Traffic Flow in Freeway Work Zones
The proportion of heavy vehicles is very high on Chinese highways. Slowly moving heavy vehicles cause additional delay in a work zone especially when there is only one open lane in the work zone. In … [Read more...] about Influence of Heavy Vehicles on Traffic Flow in Freeway Work Zones
Pavement Resurfacing Intervals in Work Zone Optimization
Lane closures for highway resurfacing involve some intricate tradeoffs between the maintenance cost to highway agencies and the costs of delays and disruptions to motorists. Careful optimization of … [Read more...] about Pavement Resurfacing Intervals in Work Zone Optimization