TRUCK-MOUNTED ATTENUATORS. FINAL REPORT

This report contains an overview of the availability, cost, deployment methods, and performance of various truck-mounted attenuator (TMA) systems. These systems have been designed to reduce the severity of collisions between errant vehicles and shadow trucks used to protect highway work crews.

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Buth, C E
  • Olson, R M
  • Morgan, J R
  • Campise, W L
  • Heslop, J C
• Publication Date: 1988-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 25 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Crash severity; Highway maintenance; Performance; Supply; Truck mounted attenuators; Work zone traffic control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Availability
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00468187
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-TS-88-018, RF 7015, 3A9e0273
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-84-C-00052
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1988 12:00AM