Traffic Calming at Stationary Short-Term Roadwork Zones

This paper describes how high vehicle speeds past roadwork zones put both road workers and road users at risk. In order to gather ideas from employees on how to improve safety at roadworks, the Swedish Road Administration organized a ”Hunting for Ideas” campaign. Over 130 proposals were submitted, of which traffic calming and traffic control for two types of stationary work zones were selected for testing. The first proposal involved traffic calming at short-term stationary roadworks zones on roads with one traffic lane in each direction. A reduction in speed was found for all the methods tested. The second proposal involved convoy traffic management where median barriers were being repaired on “alternating 2+1 lane roads”. In connection with a test demonstration, an opinion survey revealed that drivers generally considered the convoy method to be good, with a large percentage indicating a preference for this method. A traffic simulation test showed the maximum traffic volume that could be controlled in this way without causing unreasonably long delays for road users.

• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC)

  La Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, Niveau 5
  F-92055 La Defense Cedex,   France 
• Authors:
  • Friberg, F
  • Persson, M
  • Granlund, J
  • Johansson, Ake
• Conference:
  • Choice for Sustainable Development. Pre-Proceedings of the 23rd PIARRC World Road Congress
  • Location: Paris , France
  • Date: 2007-9-17 to 2007-9-21
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 14p
• Monograph Title: The Choice for Sustainable Development. Pre-Proceedings of the 23rd PIARC World Road Congress

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Median barriers; Traffic calming; Traffic lanes; Traffic safety; Traffic speed; Traffic volume; Work zone safety; Work zone traffic control; Work zones
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01080973
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 26 2007 9:54AM