The Work Zone Design Course is a 2-day course designed to assist in understanding the design documents that were developed as part of an FHWA Work Zone Safety grant. The Non-Motorized Road User … [Read more...] about Work Zone Design Course and Non-Motorized Road User Accommodations in Work Zones (2023)
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Identification and Characterization of Mobile Work Zones Using Floating Car Data
This paper describes a methodology for the identifying active mobile roadworks zones based on detecting the forward forming shockwave associated with the congestion front with the use of vehicle probe … [Read more...] about Identification and Characterization of Mobile Work Zones Using Floating Car Data
Agile Work Zone Management Based on Probe Traffic Data
Peak period lane closures can result in significant queueing on major interstates. As a result, many state agencies have a lane closure policy in place based upon historical time of day and day of … [Read more...] about Agile Work Zone Management Based on Probe Traffic Data
Analysis of Truck-Involved Work Zone Crash Fatalities in Florida
This paper presents the results of an analysis focusing on recognition of large truck-involved work zone crash patterns. Recognizing the limitations of logistic regression models that were commonly … [Read more...] about Analysis of Truck-Involved Work Zone Crash Fatalities in Florida
Work Zone Designer Series: Oversize/Overweight Vehicle Accommodation in Work Zones
This document provides information on how to consider accommodating and mitigating oversize and overweight vehicles in work zones. This publication is not intended to be a stand-alone document for … [Read more...] about Work Zone Designer Series: Oversize/Overweight Vehicle Accommodation in Work Zones
Modelling of Queue Length in Freeway Work Zones – Case Study Karaj-Tehran Freeway
In this study, the traffic parameters were collected from three work zones in Iran in order to evaluate the queue length in the work zones. The work zones were observed at peak and non-peak hours. The … [Read more...] about Modelling of Queue Length in Freeway Work Zones – Case Study Karaj-Tehran Freeway