Motorists and workers in the work zones on U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania will be safer thanks to the infrared intrusion alarm and the queue length detector, two work zone safety devices developed … [Read more...] about Queue Length Detector Reduces Risk of Rear-End Accidents in Work Zones
Warning Systems
Work Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook
This guidebook is the first release of a resource designed to give state and local transportation agencies, construction contractors, transportation planners, trainers, and others with interest in … [Read more...] about Work Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook
A Work Zone Intrusion Initiative to Reduce Highway Construction Accidents
A worker was killed on a NYSDOT construction project in 1999 when a vehicle intruded into the work space, in spite of the presence of adequate temporary traffic controls. In response, agency … [Read more...] about A Work Zone Intrusion Initiative to Reduce Highway Construction Accidents
MyriadSafety Begins Drive to Protect Highway Workers
As interstates and highways around the St. Louis area have become obstacle courses bogged down with construction projects, the odds of accidents in construction zones are greater. The Federal Highway … [Read more...] about MyriadSafety Begins Drive to Protect Highway Workers
Maintenance Work Zone Safety Devices Development and Evaluation
This report presents the findings of tests and evaluations of several new work zone safety devices. The prototypes of the 25 devices were designed, developed, fabricated, tested, evaluated, and … [Read more...] about Maintenance Work Zone Safety Devices Development and Evaluation
ITS technologies, lane rental, A+B bidding, queue detection, and other new and innovative strategies
Indiana uses ITS technologies, modified form of lane rental, A+B bidding, and queue detection on Indiana lane merges. The Indiana Expert System has potential use in construction work zones. … [Read more...] about ITS technologies, lane rental, A+B bidding, queue detection, and other new and innovative strategies