Innovative Approaches to Enhancing Safety and Efficiency in Work Zones: A Guide

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Synopsis
Work zones may present imminent safety hazards for roadway workers as well as passing motorists due to several factors, including driver distraction, changes in traffic patterns, narrowed rights of way, and general congestion. In addition to safety concerns, work zones, although necessary for roadway construction and maintenance activities, present mobility issues and frustrations for traveling motorists, accounting for 10 percent of overall congestion and 24 percent of unexpected freeway delays. NCHRP Research Report 1142: Innovative Approaches to Enhancing Safety and Efficiency in Work Zones: A Guide, from TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program, provides an overview of use cases in Smart Work Zone (SWZ) technology, emerging technologies in each of the use cases, pros and cons of SWZ technologies, best practices for emerging technologies in SWZs, and additional resources to support efforts in improving work zone safety and mobility. Supplemental to the report are a technical memorandum on implementation of the research findings and products; a PowerPoint presentation on the study; and NCHRP Web-Only Document 418: Modern Solutions to Safe and Efficient Work Zone Travel.
Copyright:
2025

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ISBN-13:
9780309733274
Publisher:
The National Academies Press
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the National Academy of Sciences
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction
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