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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Highway work zones"”.
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Optimized scheduling of highway work zones
Highway maintenance activities usually require lane closures and disrupt traffic operations. Because of budget constraints, project deadlines, and the resulting traffic impact, the objective of this dissertation is to improve the efficiencies of traffic operation and maintenance work, and minimize …
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Optimizing the construction planning of highway work zones
Highway work zones often cause traffic congestions and delays resulting in increased road user delay, traffic crashes, and vehicle emissions. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and state DOTs are continuously seeking to improve work zone safety and mobility. To accomplish this, the layout of …
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Impact of highway work zones on traffic crashes: A case study in Michigan
… management: In order to fix and make roads and highways more safe, construction zones must become inherently less safe in the process. There is a high cost to taxpayers and drivers, as work zones experience a significant amount of crashes and fatalities each year. To mitigate some of the factors …
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Efficacy of Speed Monitoring Displays in Increasing Speed Limit Compliance in Highway Work Zones
Safety in highway work zones has become a concern among Departments of Transportation (DOTs) throughout the country as the highway network has begun to age and more maintenance and construction work has been necessary. Safety in highway work zones is more compromised than in other areas for two …
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Highway work zone capacity estimation using field data from Kansas
… minimal research has been carried out for rural highway sections, especially sections within work zones. This study filled that void for rural highways in Kansas. This study estimated capacity of rural highway work zones in Kansas. Six work zone locations were selected. An average of six days’ …
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A Connected Work Zone Hazard Detection System for Highway Construction Work Zones
Roadway construction workers have to work in close proximity to construction equipment as well as high-speed traffic, exposing them to an elevated risk of collisions. This research aims to develop an innovative holistic solution to reduce the risk of collisions at roadway work zones. To this end, a …
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Evaluation of knowledge transfer in an immersive virtual learning environment for the transportation community
… year 2009, 667 individuals lost their lives in a highway construction or maintenance work zone (National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, 2010). Since the year 2003, 6,438 individuals have been killed in a highway construction or maintenance work zone, which is approximately 805 deaths …
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Optimizing work zone practices for highway construction projects
Recent studies indicate that work zones suffer from an increasing trend of deaths and injuries in and around the highway construction areas with an average of 745 fatalities and 40,700 severe injuries per year. To control and minimize work zone fatalities and injuries, the Federal Highway …