Developing a Work Zone Safety and Mobility Performance Monitoring Plan for Texas
Author(s):
G.L. Ullman, R.J. Porter, G.J. Karkee
Publication Date:
February 2009
Abstract:
The Federal Highway Administration final rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility requires states to implement agency-level work zone performance monitoring programs. The areas that the FHWA believe should be encompassed by such a program include delay, user costs, exposure, safety, and public perception. There is a need in Texas to determine the most effective way of implementing a work zone monitoring program. Several automated systems exist or are in development to collect roadway data, such as Texas Department of Transportation's Site Manager construction project tracking system, the Department of Public Safety's Crash Record Information System, and traffic surveillance devices (i.e., loop detectors, automated vehicle identification systems) of the various urban traffic management centers located throughout Texas. In this project, researchers are determining if and how information sources can provide useful information for a work zone performance monitoring program, how to best link these sources, and what other data sources would need to be developed. Additionally, researchers are determining to how best package the available work zone performance measures into a comprehensive monitoring program that can effectively measure work zone attributes over time.
Report Number:
0-5771-S
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