Author: John Anthony Gambatese Publisher: ISBN: Category : Road work zones Languages : en Pages : 0
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Studies have shown that drivers are at a higher risk of being involved in a crash when travelling through a work zone compared to normal driving conditions. Research further suggests that the crashes that occur in work zones are, on average, more severe than crashes that occur outside of work zones. The periods while temporary traffic control is being set-up, removed, or modified are also especially concerning given the exposure of the workers to traffic and the transition in the driving environment. This study aims to investigate the safety hazards and risk present during set-up, removal, and modification of temporary traffic control on high-speed roadways, and identify potential practices for improving safety during the traffic control deployment and removal processes. To date, the researchers have performed a comprehensive literature review on the study topic and conducted a survey of state department of transportation and highway construction contractor personnel. The results reveal a lack of a standard process/procedure and detailed guidance for setting up and removing traffic control. The survey results expose steps in the process that pose high risk to workers and motorists, such as when the traffic control is being placed to initially set the taper to close a lane. This document is an interim report that describes the study results to date and provides a proposed methodology for the remaining study tasks.
Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside Safety Publisher: ISBN: Category : Roads Languages : en Pages : 560
Author: American Traffic Safety Services Association Publisher: ISBN: Category : Traffic signs and signals Languages : en Pages : 92
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The purpose of this Guide is to present basic standards and guidelines for temporary traffic control (TTC) in highway work zones, including installation, maintenance and removal of traffic control devices. This Guide serves as the course reference for the American Traffic Safety Services Association’s (ATSSA) Traffic control Technician (TCT) certification course. - pg. 5
Author: Leverson Boodlal Publisher: ISBN: 9780309481786 Category : Road work zones Languages : en Pages : 0
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One of the ways a state department of transportation or other transportation agency can address work zone safety and other impacts is to develop and implement a Transportation Management Plan (TMP). The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 945: Strategies for Work Zone Transportation Management Plans provides a practitioner-ready guidebook on how to select and implement strategies that improve safety and traffic operations in roadway construction work zones. Supplemental materials to the report include NCHRP Web-Only Document 276: Evaluating Strategies for Work ZoneTransportation Management Plans; fact sheets on ramp meter, reversible lane, and truck restrictions; and guidebook appendices.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Roads Languages : en Pages : 44
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This booklet is intended to be a single information resource for currently available Technology Transfer (T2) products on the subjects of traffic control and safety in highway construction and maintenance zones. This booklet is of particular value to state and local highway engineers who are responsible for planning, managing, implementing and inspecting traffic control devices in work and maintenance zones, as well as to individuals who are in need of, or provide, continuing training on all aspects of work-zone traffic management. For each product listed, the address and telephone number of contact agencies are provided along with a brief description and the terms for acquisition.
Author: John Anthony Gambatese
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Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside Safety
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Author: Christopher J. Hoban
Author: American Traffic Safety Services Association
Author: Virginia. Department of Transportation. Work Zone Safety Section
Author: Leverson Boodlal
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Author: Ismael F. Garza