United States Department of Transportation
ROSA P serves as an archival repository of USDOT-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by USDOT or funded partners.
As a repository, ROSA P retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.
i
Improving the Safety of Moving Lane Closures
-
2009-06-01
[PDF-3.72 MB]
Details:
-
Alternative Title:CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDIES : Illinois Center for Transportation Series No. 09-049
-
Creators:
-
Corporate Creators:
-
Corporate Contributors:
-
Subject/TRT Terms:
-
Publication/ Report Number:
-
Resource Type:
-
Geographical Coverage:
-
Corporate Publisher:
-
Abstract:Moving lane closures are an increasingly utilized and inherently hazardous traffic control procedure for highway
maintenance and operations activities. To improve the safety of moving lane closures for workers and motorists,
this research studied driver behavior around moving lane closures and the effect of different components of
current traffic control scenarios, including the number, configuration, and spacing of shadow vehicles, and the
effect of various traffic control devices and sign messages. This report presents the results of Phase I of this
study and includes the findings of full-scale field experiments performed at four locations. A future Phase II of
the research will expand on these findings and produce specific recommendations for revisions to current traffic
control standards to improve the safety of moving lane closures for highway workers and the travelling public.
-
Format:
-
Funding:
-
Collection(s):
-
Main Document Checksum:
-
Download URL:
-
File Type:
