TECHNIQUE FOR IDENTIFYING HAZARDS TO MOTOR VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT URBAN AREA CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. FINAL REPORT

Frequently, there is a lack of safety provisions for pedestrians, motor vehicles and the general public in the vicinity of urban area construction activities. Research was conducted to develop a decision-making guide for identifying and mitigating hazards to the public during urban area construction. A literature review was conducted to acquire information relative to the identification and control of potential conflicts between construction activities and the general public. Based on the literature review, visits to construction projects, and discussions with practitioners, construction procedures which impact pedestrians, motor vehicles, and the general public were enumerated and specific hazards were identified and classified. The next step was to identify and recommend controls for the identified hazards. Results of the above steps were organized in a table which formed a convenient decision-making guide. The guide can be used in the pre-construction phase to assist practitioners in identifying potential motor vehicle and pedestrian safety problems caused by construction. Implementation of the guide was demonstrated using the Williamson (West Virginia) local flood protection project as a case study.

• Corporate Authors:

  West Virginia University, Morgantown

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Morgantown, WV  United States  26506-6103

  Army Corps of Engineers

  Huntington District, 502 8th Street
  Huntington, West VA,   United States  25701-2070
• Authors:
  • Eck, R W
  • Czulak, A J
• Publication Date: 1989-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 161 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Construction projects; Construction sites; Decision making; Field studies; Guides to information; Hazards; Identification systems; Interviewing; Pedestrian safety; Planning; Reviews; Traffic mitigation; Traffic safety; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Identification; Mitigation; Preconstruction
• Old TRIS Terms: Field observation; Guides
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00601484
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: DACW6988M2601
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1990 12:00AM