Work zones pose mobility issues to the traveling public and safety challenges to travelers and road maintenance workers. These safety and mobility issues may be exacerbated by the presence of heavy … [Read more...] about Impact of Platooning Connected and Automated Heavy Vehicles on Interstate Freeway Work Zone Operations
Traffic Queuing
Work Zone Intelligent Transportation Systems – Technology Supplement
This report represents a technology supplement to the 2014 Work Zone Intelligent Transportation Systems (WZITS) Implementation Guide (Report No. FHWA-HOP-14-008). The Guide forms the foundational … [Read more...] about Work Zone Intelligent Transportation Systems – Technology Supplement
Issues With Work Zone Free Flow Speed Computation in 6th Edition HCM and Proposed Improvements
Free flow speed (FFS) and capacity of work zones (WZ) directly affect queue length and delay in the WZ. The 6th Edition of Highway Capacity Manual introduced a new model to estimate WZ FFS and … [Read more...] about Issues With Work Zone Free Flow Speed Computation in 6th Edition HCM and Proposed Improvements