Assessing the Effectiveness of Blue Lights on Work Zone Safety

In April 2019, House Bill 580, Mississippi’s “Blue Light Law” was officially signed into law. Implementation of blue lights in MS work zones is intended to help ensure the safety of workers and road users. However, at the current stage, limited information is available regarding the quantitative impacts of blue lights on work zone safety in MS. Even though some efforts have been made by other state DOTs (such as Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, and Minnesota DOT’s) on blue lights for work zone safety, the understandings of (i) the effective practices of implementing blue lights and (ii) the quantitative impacts of blue lights on driver behavior and traffic characteristics for work zone safety in MS are still limited. Understanding of the above-mentioned two aspects is expected to enable MDOT and other partners to implement blue lights in MS work zones more effectively and efficiently for safety management.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $188623
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Mississippi Department of Transportation

  401 North West Street, P.O. Box 1850
  Jackson, MS  United States  39215-1850
• Managing Organizations:

  Mississippi Department of Transportation

  401 North West Street, P.O. Box 1850
  Jackson, MS  United States  39215-1850
• Start Date: 20210923
• Expected Completion Date: 20240630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Color; Driving behavior; Lighting; Traffic characteristics; Work zone safety; Work zones
• Geographic Terms: Mississippi
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01895622
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mississippi Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 9 2023 9:12AM