TRAFFIC PROTECTION FOR HIGHWAY WORK AREAS
DURING 1969 NEARLY 7000 MOTORISTS AND WORKERS WERE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS AT ROAD CONSTRUCTION SITES IN ILLINOIS. TWO YEARS LATER, AFTER INSTALLATION OF A FLEXIBLE SYSTEM OF CONSTRUCTION ZONE TRAFFIC CONTROL, THE ACCIDENT RATE DROPPED BY ONE-THIRD. THE SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO ZONE TRAFFIC CONTROL INCLUDED A REVIEW OF ACCIDENT TYPES TO ASCERTAIN HAZARDOUS OR EASILY OVERLOOKED ELEMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION ZONE TRAFFIC AND OPERATIONS. THE EQUIPMENT, PROCEDURES, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM ARE DESCRIBED.
- Publication Date: 1972-10
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos;
- Pagination: p. 46-8
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Serial:
- Rural and Urban Roads
- Volume: 10
- Issue Number: 10
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Construction sites; Crash rates; Prevention; Safety; Work zone traffic control
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00219021
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 17 1973 12:00AM