WORKSHOP ON FIELD INSPECTION AND REHABILITATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, PROCEEDINGS. FINAL SUMMARY REPORT

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has begun a number of initiatives to improve signing on the Nation's roadways. These include workshops to obtain input from experts across the country, a review of each State's highway sign replacement and refurbishing program, and a training course. This report documents the proceedings of the workshops, one held in the Western United States and one in the Eastern United States. The workshops opened with a plenary session on Issues, Needs, and the FHWA Research Program, followed by a plenary session on Development of Minimum Requirements. The program continued with a panel discussion on Performance Standard Criteria, followed by a plenary session on Materials Selection. Breakout sessions on freeway signing, non-freeway signing, and motorist services and tourist-oriented signing completed the first day of the workshops. The second day opened with reports of the breakout sessions and continued with a plenary session on Field Assessment Techniques. A plenary session on Maintenance Procedures and Programs followed. The second day ended with breakout sessions on sign replacement methods, using contracting versus in-house and prison industries, and traffic control during sign replacement. The third day opened with reports on the previous day's breakout sessions, followed by a plenary session on Improved Inventory Techniques. The workshops closed with a Look to the Future plenary session. This report details the remarks made by the panelists and the comments and concerns of the participants on each of these issues.

• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67997
• Corporate Authors:

  Walcoff & Associates, Incorporated

  635 Slaters Lane, Suite 102
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22314

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • RUSSELL, P
  • Paniati, J
  • Olson, P
  • McGee, H
  • Black, K
  • Casner, D
  • Moseley, R
  • Lagergren, E
  • ROBERT, C
  • Young, R
  • Lumia, J
  • Antle, C
  • Attaway, R
  • Schwab, R
  • McCoola, B
  • Eilts, L
  • CUNARD, R
  • Hofstetter, D
  • Liebe, V
  • Hearn, S
  • SMALL, F
  • McComb, D
  • Butula, R
  • Pickford, T
  • Baker, W
  • Lerch, G
• Publication Date: 1990-6

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: 263 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Assessments; Contract administration; Driver rehabilitation; Equipment maintenance; Inspection; Inventory; Methodology; Road markings; Traffic control devices; Traffic signs; Workshops
• Uncontrolled Terms: In-house; Prisoners; Rehabilitation; Replacing
• Old TRIS Terms: Contract maintenance; Traffic control device maintenance; Traffic marking; Traffic sign maintenance
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00600474
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-TS-90-048, 3A9b-0133
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-89-C-00058
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 31 1990 12:00AM