Effectiveness and Benefits of Connected Work Zones

Many Infrastructure Owner Operators (IOOs) have begun to adopt technologies to broadcast near real-time information about the location and state of work zones and maintenance activities within their jurisdictions. While these technologies have seen continued improvement in the information that they are sharing, it is unknown how that information is able to be translated into motorist safety and internal benefits for the deploying agency. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and DriveOhio are interested in gaining additional data showing actual safety improvement numbers related to the deployment of these technologies and measurable statistics that define the internal benefits to the agency and their relation to the agencies list of Event Streaming Platform use cases. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this research is to provide data and associated recommendations relating to the deployment of connected work zone technologies within the state. This research will benefit ODOT by determining the benefits, both internal and external, that connected work zone technologies enable for the safety and efficiency of roadside workers and the motoring public. Thie results of this project will help inform the direction that ODOT will take in the area of connected work zones in the future.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/SPR/Research/reportsandplans/Lists/Final%20Reports%20All/Item/displayifs.aspx?List=47f3581d%2Df21c%2D403b%2D9358%2Dfea0b008772b&ID=820&Source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edot%2Estate%2Eoh%2Eus%2FDivisions%2FPlanning%2FSPR%2FResearch%2Freportsandplans%2FLists%2FFinal%2520Reports%2520All%2FAllItems%2Easpx%3FuseFiltersInViewXml%3D1%26FilterField1%3DCategories%26FilterValue1%3DDriveOhio%26FilterType1%3DMultiChoice%26FilterField2%3DResearch%255Fx0020%255FOrganization%26FilterValue2%3DOhio%2520University%26FilterType2%3DChoice&ContentTypeId=0x0100BD006C89430C884FB603A74E63BB6849&RootFolder=%2FDivisions%2FPlanning%2FSPR%2FResearch%2Freportsandplans%2FLists%2FFinal%20Reports%20All

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $486,215.28
• Contract Numbers:

  42678

  136811

  120519

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Ohio Department of Transportation

  Research Program
  1980 West Broad Street
  Columbus, OH  United States  43223
• Project Managers:

  Fout, Vicky

• Performing Organizations:

  Ohio University, Athens

  Athens, OH  United States  45701
• Principal Investigators:

  Wilhelm, Jay

• Start Date: 20251001
• Expected Completion Date: 20270401
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic data collection systems; Real time information; Work zone safety; Work zone traffic control
• Geographic Terms: Ohio
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01966933
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Ohio Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 42678, 136811, 120519
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 25 2025 11:24AM