HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE SAFETY--NOT YET ACHIEVED

The Highway Administration has expressed concern about construction zone safety for over 11 years, but this concern was not always reflected in the safety provisions made by State highway agencies. At all of the 26 construction sites GAO visited, unsafe conditions existed. GAO found that designs for worksite safety varied widely from State to State and project to project. Although the Highway Administration has taken some actions to improve driving environments, these actions do not fully address the problems GAO found. Accordingly, the Federal Highway Administration needs to develop additional program guidance, provide and promote more training, and strengthen the inspection procedures of its field offices.

• Record URL:
  http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/summary.php?recflag=&rptno=CED-78-10
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Publication Date: 1977-12-23

Media Info

• Pagination: 41 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Construction safety; Construction sites; Highways; Inspection; Recommendations; Road construction; Safety; Transportation operations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Sag
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation administration
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00175063
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CED-78-10
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM