Increasing travel demands and an aging highway infrastructure drive the need for extensive construction, maintenance, and utility work zones. The introduction of work zone environments creates risks … [Read more...] about Setting Work Zone Speed Limits
Traffic Regulations
Impact of Advisory Signs on Vehicle Speeds in Highway Nighttime Paving Project Work Zones
Pavement preservation projects typically require construction workers to conduct their work in close proximity to ongoing traffic. During paving operations, workers are located within a protected work … [Read more...] about Impact of Advisory Signs on Vehicle Speeds in Highway Nighttime Paving Project Work Zones
70 mph Study
In July and August 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) raised the posted speed limit on rural sections of Interstates 80, 380, and … [Read more...] about 70 mph Study
Work Zone Speed Management: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
This Synthesis of Practice focuses on speed management for work zones on roadways with ordinary (pre-construction) speed limits of 45 mph and above such as freeways, tollways, multilane divided rural … [Read more...] about Work Zone Speed Management: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
Transportation Officials Predict Crackdown on Work Zone Speeding
Transportation officials say reckless driving and speeding in Interstate work zones around Charleston have raised concerns and may soon result in increased speed limit enforcement. A Department of … [Read more...] about Transportation Officials Predict Crackdown on Work Zone Speeding
Cameras Sought for Work Zones on Pennsylvania Highways
Associated Pennsylvania Constructors and its over 400 members will push for legislation allowing the use of cameras to enforce speed limits in work zones. The group expressed concern that a higher … [Read more...] about Cameras Sought for Work Zones on Pennsylvania Highways