TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS

THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS IS SHOWN BY THE FACT THAT DURING 1969 ARIZONA EXPERIENCED 278 ACCIDENTS OF A C&M NATURE INVOLVING 18 FATALITIES AND 131 MAJOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS. A SET OF TABLES RELATING TO DELINEATOR SPACING AT CURVES, DECELERATION DISTANCES, TAPER RATES AND LENGTH, AND SPACE BETWEEN BARRICADES AND CONES FOR VARIOUS HIGHWAY TYPES IS PROPOSED AS A MINIMUM STANDARD FOR C&M TRAFFIC CONTROL.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1606878
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 101, No 11, PP 54-55, 1 FIG, 4 TAB
• Authors:
  • Hatton, R L
• Publication Date: 1970-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 101
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barricades; Cones; Construction safety; Deceleration; Highway maintenance; Maintenance; Road construction; Tapered traffic lanes; Traffic control; Traffic signs
• Old TRIS Terms: Construction area accidents; Taper
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218701
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 1 1971 12:00AM