Use Case: Smart Work Zone Benefit-Cost Analysis

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Work zones
  • Work zone safety
  • Work zone traffic control
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Traffic safety
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
• Abstract:
  This document serves as a use case for conducting Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) for a hypothetical smart work zone project. Maintenance and construction activities are a necessary part of upgrading transportation infrastructure to meet today’s needs. To support these construction and maintenance activities, work zones are required and may involve lane closures and detours. Passing through work zones can present both safety and mobility challenges. Effective work zone management involves carefully balancing safety and mobility to ensure that the negative impacts on traffic flows are minimized and unnecessary congestion is avoided, but also to make sure that the safety of motorists and workers is not compromised. Specific deployments and applications of smart work zones vary by agency and project. For the purposes of this use case, it is assumed that an agency is investigating the deployment of a smart work zone that includes the following: queue warning and traveler information on portable dynamic message signs (DMS), portable Bluetooth detection to monitor traffic speed, portable cameras that can be attached to DMS, as well as software upgrades to implement the smart work zone. This use case assumes a 4-mile work zone corridor along a freeway with work performed during non-peak hours.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65728/dot_65728_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 961.46 KB]
• Collection(s):
  ITSJPO Digital Library ; Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:42fcdebed94f63b9188bc7cf2e50851f1f53f896372b1f6dc793412d30212df52d7d8c2b1764c69449f468f759b4a7b10c629ffc61122fe1ba6e7b9f03c72ef4