Identifying Locations with High Wrong-Way Driving Risk and Effective Methods to Reduce Wrong-Way Driving at Non-Conventional Access Points and Construction Zones on Limited Access Roadways

The main goal of this research is to utilize a proven wrong-way driving (WWD) hotspot methodology invented by Professor Al-Deek and his University of Central Florida (UCF) research team to help Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) identify WWD hotspot roadway segments and individual exits with high WWCR on limited access facilities in District 5, with additional focus on WWD at the various types of NCAPs previously mentioned and in construction zones. Exit ramps, different types of NCAPs, and construction zones have different characteristics, so potential WWD countermeasures specific to each of these locations will be identified, along with the potential for improved data practices to better detect and monitor WWD. This research will allow FDOT to prioritize locations in D5 for future WWD countermeasure deployments or enhancements to existing WWD countermeasures, better understand the characteristics of WWD behavior at NCAPs and construction zones, identify arterial interchanges for investigation, and develop appropriate deployment plans and treatment strategies for any future WWD countermeasure deployments and construction zone operations to proactively reduce WWD on the district’s transportation network in the most effective manner, saving lives and helping achieve FDOT’s goal of Target Zero. The methodology and results from this project could also be applied to other FDOT districts to help them combat the WWD problem.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $248,031.00
• Contract Numbers:

  BED26 977-19

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Managing Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Project Managers:

  Marquez, Kevin

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Central Florida, Orlando

  12443 Research Parkway, Suite 207
  Orlando, FL  United States  32826-
• Principal Investigators:

  Al-Deek, Haitham

• Start Date: 20250319
• Expected Completion Date: 20310731
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Advanced Research
• USDOT Program: Construction and Project Management

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access roads; Countermeasures; High risk locations; Work zones; Wrong way driving
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01949114
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: BED26 977-19
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 20 2025 11:25AM