SPR-4542: Alternative Strategies for Roadway Work Zone Safety and Productivity

The study will document the safety and productivity differences (a) between daytime and nighttime work zone operations and (b) between “rolling slowdown” and alternative methods for temporary closures of traffic through work zones. Intended deliverables include guidelines on which strategies to use, and under what circumstances.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $183072
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-4542

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation JHRP

  Purdue University
  1284 Civil Engineering Building, Room 4154
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-1284
• Principal Investigators:

  Fricker, Jon

  Abraham, Dulcy

• Start Date: 20200815
• Expected Completion Date: 20220415
• Actual Completion Date: 20220415

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Days; Guidelines; Night; Productivity; Street closure; Work zone safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01747623
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Indiana Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-4542
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 5 2020 2:58PM