CURRENT ISSUES IN WORK ZONE SAFETY. PROCEEDINGS OF STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM AND TRAFFIC SAFETY ON TWO CONTINENTS, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, 27-29 SEPTEMBER, 1989

This paper will summarize the proceedings of a special summer meeting arranged by two separate committees of the Transportation Research Board--the Roadside Safety Features Committee and the Traffic Safety Maintenance and Constructin Operations Committee. The joint meeting will be held at the Northwestern University Traffic Institute in Evanston, Illinois, on July 17-18, 1989. Planned topics of discussion include: (1) safety test conditions and evaluation procedures for work zone appurtenances (including the dynamic behavior of the appurtenance when impacted), (2) performance criteria and warrants for barriers, (3) criteria and warrants for truck mounted attenuators, (4) the relationship of traffic control plans and barrier warrants, and (5) temporary raised islands. Participitants will be placed in breakout sessions to develop both recommendations for guidance in regard to these issues and ideas for research.

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  Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute

  Drottning Kristinas Vaeg 25
  S-11428 Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Hunter Jr, W W
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 139-149
• Serial:
  • VTI Rapport
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6030

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Crash cushions; Crashes; Safety; Standards; Test facilities; Test vehicles; Work area
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers; Safety standards
• Old TRIS Terms: Appurtenances; Attenuators
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494128
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: 349A, HS-040 866
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM