Priority, Market-Ready Technologies and Innovations: ITS Technologies in Work Zones

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Contributors:
  Scriba, Tracy ; Rose, Doug
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations ; Maryland. State Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Traffic safety
  • Work zones
  • Work zone safety
  • Rehabilitation (Maintenance)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HRT-04-074
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  With the National Highway System essentially complete, and many roads surpassing their useful design life, the focus of roadwork has shifted from new construction to rehabilitating and improving existing facilities. The share of capital funds used for system preservation rose from 47 .6 percent in 1997 to 52.0 percent in 2000. As a result of this trend, transportation agencies must perform a greater number of projects on roads carrying traffic. As vehicle travel continues to increase significantly faster than roadway miles, work zones exacerbate the growing congestion problem. Between 1980 and 2000, roadway lane miles increased 3.8 percent, while vehicle miles of travel grew 80 percent. From 1982 to 1999, "rush hour" increased from 2-3 hours to 5-6 hours a day. The time window for working on roadways without severely affecting traffic is getting smaller.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59147/dot_59147_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 516.58 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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