Evaluation of innovative traffic safety devices at short-term work zones : technical summary.

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• Creators:
  Wang, Ming-Heng ; Schrock, Steven D. ; Bai, Yong ; Rescot, Robert A.
• Corporate Creators:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Work zone traffic control
  • Rumble strips
  • Temporary barriers
  • Variable message signs
  • Literature reviews
  • Surveys
  • Field tests
  • Traffic control devices
• Publication/ Report Number:
  K-TRAN: KU-09-5R
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kansas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety
• Abstract:
  The objective of this study was to investigate and evaluate the usage and effectiveness of innovative traffic control devices that can be used in short-term work zones. Any device to be used in short-term work zones should command the respect of drivers, be durable, have an easily understood meaning, be low cost, be quick and easy to install and remove, and be reusable. ; This study was conducted in three sections: a literature review of previously published research, a nationwide usage survey, and a field test for a selected device, portable plastic rumble strip (PPRS).
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26340/dot_26340_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 629.47 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:76144750703873ed297c36e8efbfe81203c8035c10694e26725170672a3ac284