Development of a Field Guide for Portable Changeable Message Sign Use in Work Zones

In this report, researchers document the development of a field guide for portable changeable message sign use in work zone. Included in the report is a summary and critique of available national and state-level standards and guidance on portable changeable message sign (PCMS) use, description of the components included in the field guide, and implementation considerations for field guide deployment. The field guide was developed as a stand-alone product, but is included for illustrative purposes as an appendix to this report.

• Record URL:
  • http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-4748-2.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Project Title: Effective Use of Portable Changeable Message Signs in Work Zones.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Ullman, Gerald L
  • Dudek, Conrad L
  • Ullman, Brooke R
• Publication Date: 2005-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Technical Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 46p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guidelines; Handbooks; Standards; Variable message signs; Work zone traffic control
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01011188
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-06/0-4748-2
• Contract Numbers: Project 0-4748
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 16 2005 12:23PM