None of numerous existing traffic flow forecasting models focus on work zones. Work zone events create conditions that are different from both normal operating conditions and incident conditions. In … [Read more...] about Traffic Flow Forecasting for Urban Work Zones
Urban Highways
Driver Responses to Differing Urban Work Zone Configurations
This study reports the results of a simulator-based assessment of driver response to two different urban highway work zone configurations. One configuration represented an existing design which was … [Read more...] about Driver Responses to Differing Urban Work Zone Configurations
Path Guidance Information in Advance of Work Zones at Urban Freeway Interchanges
Work activities at complex urban freeway interchanges often result in modified lane assignments and the temporary misalignment of existing overhead guide signs with the travel lanes. Thus, researchers … [Read more...] about Path Guidance Information in Advance of Work Zones at Urban Freeway Interchanges
Introduction to Highway Work Zones in Urban Areas
This two-day course will introduce participants to temporary traffic control (TTC) in urban work zones. It is designed to give participants a complete overview of temporary traffic control in urban … [Read more...] about Introduction to Highway Work Zones in Urban Areas
Freeway Work Zone Lane Capacity
The focus of this report is a capacity analysis of two long-term urban freeway Work Zones. Work Zone #1 tapered four mainline lanes to two, using two separate tapers; Work Zone #2 tapered two mainline … [Read more...] about Freeway Work Zone Lane Capacity
Improved Temporary Traffic Control Guidelines for Urban Freeway Interchanges
Evidence exists to suggest that drivers often have difficulty in navigating through work zones that occur within the vicinity of complex urban freeway interchanges. The numerous existing guide signs, … [Read more...] about Improved Temporary Traffic Control Guidelines for Urban Freeway Interchanges