Advancing Nighttime Work Zone Safety

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Contributors:
  Kapitanov, Martha ; Paracha, Jawad
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Nighttime Crashes Traffic Safety Work Zones Work Zone Safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-26-CAI-006
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Nighttime work zones create extra challenges for transportation agencies, highway workers, and drivers. As agencies shift more work (construction, maintenance, utility) to nighttime to reduce daytime delays, and with more highway workers on the job than in previous years, safety risks for nighttime crews have increased. In 2023, approximately half of all fatal work zone crashes occurred at night. Nighttime fatigue or impairment in drivers raises the chances of vehicles entering work zones, and lighter traffic volumes can lead to higher speeds, a factor in more than 30% of fatal work zone crashes in 2023. Through the Advancing Nighttime Work Zone Safety initiative, FHWA is helping agencies transform high-hazard work zones into safe, predictable, and efficient workspaces by standardizing how to light and protect them using innovative and effective strategies.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fd8c131178fbbb5179a2ca6a74ed7f816ebdc51e1319feb5b686387660ed256a2c0345aafd8290702716487634271e52d5797ede7df22a6c49a752cdc65fd72d
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89739/dot_89739_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.43 MB ]