This document provides an update to a prior Positive Protection Toolbox publication and describes the use of positive protection as a safety feature for roadway construction and maintenance projects, … [Read more...] about Updated Work Zone Positive Protection Toolbox
Traffic Safety
Innovations to Improve Nighttime Work Zone Safety
Explore the latest technologies and best practices helping transportation agencies improve safety during overnight highway construction and maintenance operations. Developed by the American Traffic … [Read more...] about Innovations to Improve Nighttime Work Zone Safety
Use and Worker Perceptions of Wearable Lighted Apparel
In 2023, fatalities that involved workers on foot being struck by a vehicle accounted for 60% of all fatal highway worker injuries (National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, n.d.). … [Read more...] about Use and Worker Perceptions of Wearable Lighted Apparel
Work Zone Intrusion Prediction Workshop
Can the occurrence of work zone intrusions be predicted? If an intrusion does occur, how likely is it to result in a crash? And, how severe will the crash be? These questions were posed by the … [Read more...] about Work Zone Intrusion Prediction Workshop
Work Zone Programmatic Review Template
A work zone programmatic review is a data-driven, systematic, and holistic analysis that uses quantitative and qualitative data from different sources to assess the safety and mobility performance of … [Read more...] about Work Zone Programmatic Review Template
Development of Work Zone Programmatic Reviews
An important component of a State’s approach to work zone management involves reviewing practices and processes, evaluating mobility and safety performance in work zones, and identifying areas for … [Read more...] about Development of Work Zone Programmatic Reviews