Controlling Speeds in Highway Work Zones

Details

• Creators:
  Richards, S. H. ; Wunderlich, R. C. ; Dudek, C. L.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Speed control
  • Work zones
  • Highway maintenance
  • Road construction
  • Law enforcement
  • Variable message signs
  • Rumble strips
  • Stripping (Pavements)
  • Traffic lanes
  • Costs
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-84/58+292-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Interim Report (Sept. 1981-Feb. 1984)
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
• Description:
  The objective of the research was to determine or develop effective methods of slowing traffic to an acceptable speed in work zones. Factors considered in the study included cost, motorist and worker safety, institutional constraints, and probability of success in obtaining the desired speed, field studies were conducted to evaluate the short-term effects of several candidate treatments of four methods of speed control: 1) flagging, 2) law enforcement, 3) changeable message signs, and 4) lane width reduction. Studies were conducted on 2-lane, 2-way rural highways. Results from studies sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration on an undivided multilane urban arterial, an urban freeway, and two rural freeways were incorporated into the report.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-18-81-292
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85812/dot_85812_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.63 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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