Studies to Develop Guidelines on Work Zone Barrier Use on Freeways: Project Summary

Details

• Alternative Title:
  0-7020: Studies to Develop Guidelines on Work Zone Barrier Use on Freeways
• Creators:
  Ullman, Gerald L. ; Rista, Emira ; Barrette, Timothy ; Habermann, John ; Wallace, Diana
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Contributors:
  Pridgen, Shelley
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Freeways
  • Guidelines
  • Temporary barriers
  • Work zones
  • Highways
• Publication/ Report Number:
  0-7020
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  Based on the results of the tasks performed, the researchers developed recommended guidelines for use by work zone designers to help determine: • When temporary barriers should be used in work zones. • How to assess the trade-offs in alternative temporary barrier deployment options upon expected work zone crashes, especially when the alternatives result in different project durations and project costs. • How to assess whether to include emergency turnouts or enforcement pullout areas within a work zone, and what dimensions those areas should be if they are incorporated into the temporary traffic control plan for the project. • How to assess whether to specify that the temporary barriers that will be required in the work zone should be anchored.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60852/dot_60852_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 285.68 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:67a765ddafd3139b50911c37dbf7a73a3e6aea613f90a2ac48cbcc88041c67d8