TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR SHORT DURATION AND STOP-AND-GO MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ON FOUR-LANE DIVIDED ROADWAYS. FINAL REPORT

This report summarizes the results of research conducted to develop and evaluate reduced traffic control set-ups for short duration and stop-and-go maintenance operations (those lasting less than 20 minutes per work location) on four-lane, divided highways. Several candidate signing treatments were developed and compared to the standard Texas Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices (TMUTCD) set-up for a minor operation on multilane divided roadways. Comparisons were made of (1) the effect of the signing treatments on where drivers exited the closed lane as they approach the lane closure, and (2) the manpower and time requirements for the set-up and removal of the TMUTCD treatment and one of the candidate treatments. Study results indicate that a changeable message sign or a Texas "LANE BLOCKED" sign placed 1500 ft before the cone taper results in drivers exiting the closed lane farther upstream than other signing treatments or the TMUTCD treatment. Studies of the set-up and removal times for the TMUTCD and the "LANE BLOCKED" treatments show that the "LANE BLOCKED" treatment requires significantly less time to install and remove than the TMUTCD treatment.

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/hostedpdfs/tti/377-2F.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Study title: Traffic Control for Stop-and-Go and Short-Term Maintenance/Construction Operations and Techniques for Installing Lane Closures.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

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

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  Transportation Planning Division, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Dudek, C L
  • Ullman, G L
  • Balke, K N
  • Krammes, R A
• Publication Date: 1988-3

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 96 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deployment; Divided highways; Four lane highways; Highway maintenance; Lane closure; Maintenance practices; Measures of effectiveness; Time; Traffic signs; Variable message signs; Work zone traffic control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Lane closing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470936
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-87/377-2F, Res Rept 377-2F, TTI: 2-18-85-377-2F
• Contract Numbers: Study 2-18-85-377
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1988 12:00AM