Review of Work Zone Literature

A literature search was conducted with the objective of identifying sources of information related to safety in highway work zones. Included is an annotated bibliography of 165 references. From the references, a list of recommendations were made to improve safety in highway work zones. The recommendations were organized into the six categories listed below: 1) Flagging. 2) Delineation. 3) Traffic control devices. 4) Accidents. 5) Design. 6) Policy.

[1]  S H Richards,et al.  AN EVALUATION OF WORK ZONE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OCCURRING ON TEXAS HIGHWAYS IN 1977 , 1981 .

[2]  S H Richards,et al.  EVALUATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS AT RECONSTRUCTION SITES. FINAL REPORT , 1986 .

[3]  Frank D Shepard.  Delineation systems for temporary traffic barriers in work zones , 1986 .

[4]  Richard W Lyles.  ALTERNATIVE SIGN SEQUENCES FOR WORK ZONES ON RURAL HIGHWAYS (ABRIDGMENT) , 1981 .

[5]  Stephen H Richards,et al.  SELECTION OF WORK ZONE CHANNELIZING DEVICES USING THE VALUE ENGINEERING APPROACH (ABRIDGMENT) , 1984 .

[6]  R S Hostetter,et al.  DETERMINATION OF DRIVER NEEDS IN WORK ZONES , 1982 .

[7]  E Carter,et al.  WORK ZONE ACCIDENT DATA PROCESS-TRAINING GUIDE , 1985 .

[8]  H S Lum.  ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF USING ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES , 1980 .

[9]  Carney,et al.  CRASH TESTING OF A PORTABLE ENERGY-ABSORBING SYSTEM FOR HIGHWAY SERVICE VEHICLES , 1978 .

[10]  Jerry L Graham,et al.  STATUS OF TRAFFIC SAFETY IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONES , 1978 .

[11]  Conrad L Dudek,et al.  REAL-TIME DIVERSION OF FREEWAY TRAFFIC DURING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS. ABRIDGMENT , 1978 .

[12]  David C Oliver.  TORT LIABILITY: SPECIAL PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY HIGHWAY AGENCIES AND CONTRACTORS IN DESIGNING WORK ZONE LAYOUTS , 1978 .

[13]  J. J. Wang,et al.  PLANNING AND SCHEDULING WORK ZONE TRAFFIC CONTROL , 1981 .

[14]  Bradley T. Hargroves,et al.  EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF PORTABLE PRECAST CONCRETE TRAFFIC BARRIERS , 1980 .

[15]  H W McGee,et al.  EVALUATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR HIGHWAY WORK ZONES , 1981 .

[16]  Jason C Yu,et al.  CONCRETE BARRIERS AT TRANSITION ZONES ADJACENT TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC OPERATION ON NORMALLY DIVIDED HIGHWAYS , 1981 .

[17]  B T Hargroves.  WARRANTS FOR BARRIERS IN HIGHWAY WORK AREAS , 1982 .

[18]  Hugh W McGee,et al.  VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES IN WORK ZONES. ABRIDGMENT , 1979 .

[19]  Hs Chadda,et al.  Pedestrian Accommodation in Highway Work Zones , 1982 .

[20]  C W Niessner.  RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS FOR CONSTRUCTION ZONE DELINEATION , 1979 .

[21]  Jerry L Graham,et al.  GUIDELINES FOR THE APPLICATION OF ARROW BOARDS IN WORK ZONES , 1978 .

[22]  Richard C Lavigne.  ASSESSMENT OF CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGN TECHNOLOGY , 1986 .

[23]  James E Bryden,et al.  Crash tests of construction-zone traffic barriers , 1980 .

[24]  J B Humphreys,et al.  IDENTIFICATION OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS IN WORK ZONES , 1979 .

[25]  H D Robertson,et al.  RESEARCH IN WORK ZONE TRAFFIC CONTROL: STATUS REPORT , 1979 .

[26]  Bradley T. Hargroves,et al.  VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN HIGHWAY WORK ZONES , 1981 .

[27]  H S Chadda,et al.  PEDESTRIAN CONSIDERATIONS IN HIGHWAY WORK ZONES , 1984 .

[28]  E C Lokken.  PORTABLE PRECAST CONCRETE SAFETY BARRIERS , 1973 .

[29]  Don L Ivey,et al.  Barrel/w-section barriers for construction zones , 1981 .

[30]  Conrad L Dudek,et al.  FIELD EVALUATION OF MOVING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ON TEXAS URBAN FREEWAYS , 1982 .

[31]  Patrick T McCoy,et al.  EFFECT OF FREEWAY WORK ZONES ON FUEL CONSUMPTION , 1983 .

[32]  Stephen H Richards,et al.  FIELD EVALUATION OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS IN FREEWAY MIDDLE LANES , 1979 .

[33]  J E Bryden.  EFFECTIVENESS OF FLASHING ARROW BOARDS DURING MOVING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS , 1979 .

[34]  L E Bender.  WHAT SHOULD YOU DO ABOUT DETOURS , 1972 .

[35]  Ronald W Eck,et al.  REDUCING TORT LIABILITY ON LOW-VOLUME ROADS THROUGH ANALYSIS OF CASE LAW , 1983 .

[36]  Conrad L Dudek,et al.  METHOD FOR PREDICTING TRAVEL TIME AND OTHER OPERATIONAL MEASURES IN REAL-TIME DURING FREEWAY INCIDENT CONDITIONS , 1973 .

[37]  Thomas H. Rockwell,et al.  Two Views of Motorist Behavior in Rural Freeway Construction and Maintenance Zones: The Driver and the State Highway Patrolman , 1983 .

[38]  Douglas W Harwood,et al.  EFFECTS OF TAPER LENGTH ON TRAFFIC OPERATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES , 1979 .

[39]  Jerry L Graham,et al.  DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR TWO-LANE, TWO-WAY WORK ZONE OPERATIONS , 1983 .

[40]  B C Butler.  THE EFFECT OF TRAFFIC LANE CLOSURES ON THE HIGHWAY MOTORIST , 1975 .

[41]  James H. Havens,et al.  TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR MAINTENANCE ON HIGH-SPEED HIGHWAYS , 1974 .

[42]  Dean L Sicking,et al.  PORTABLE TRAFFIC BARRIER FOR WORK ZONES , 1983 .

[43]  Frank N Lisle,et al.  EVALUATION OF TIMBER BARRICADES AND PRECAST CONCRETE TRAFFIC BARRIERS FOR USE IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AREAS , 1978 .

[44]  Thomas D Davis.  Construction-zone delineation , 1981 .

[45]  R W Stokes,et al.  GUIDELINES FOR UTILIZATION OF POLICE OFFICERS IN TRAFFIC CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT ON URBAN FREEWAYS , 1986 .

[46]  Patrick T McCoy,et al.  OPTIMUM LENGTH OF TWO-LANE TWO-WAY NO-PASSING TRAFFIC OPERATION IN CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ZONES ON RURAL FOUR-LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAYS , 1980 .

[47]  Hans Godthelp,et al.  PERCEPTION OF DELINEATION DEVICES IN ROAD WORK ZONES DURING NIGHTTIME , 1982 .

[48]  R L Stoughton,et al.  VEHICULAR IMPACT TESTS OF A TRUCK MOUNTED ATTENUATOR CONTAINING VERMICULITE CONCRETE CELLS , 1980 .

[49]  R H Kermode,et al.  FREEWAY LANE CLOSURES , 1970 .

[50]  Agr Bullen,et al.  SINGLE-LANE CAPACITY OF URBAN FREEWAY DURING RECONSTRUCTION (ABRIDGMENT) , 1983 .

[51]  Kenneth R. Agent,et al.  Evaluation of Construction-Zone Pavement Marking Materials , 1989 .

[52]  Nagui M. Rouphail,et al.  A driver based study of freeway construction lane closures , 1982 .

[53]  Gerald L Ullman,et al.  SUPPLEMENTAL DEVICES TO ENHANCE FLAGGER SAFETY , 1987 .

[54]  Conrad L Dudek,et al.  QUEUE AND USER COST EVALUATION OF WORK ZONES (QUEWZ) , 1984 .

[55]  W A Harlow,et al.  SAFETY AT ROADWORKS , 1983 .

[56]  Benjamin H Cottrell,et al.  Benefits and safety impact of night work-zone activities , 1986 .

[57]  C W Smith.  EXPERIMENTAL DIAMOND VERTICAL PANELS , 1984 .

[58]  Jerry L Graham,et al.  ACCIDENT AND SPEED STUDIES IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES , 1977 .

[59]  Stephen H Richards,et al.  FIELD EVALUATION OF HIGHWAY ADVISORY RADIO FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN WORK ZONES (ABRIDGMENT) , 1981 .

[60]  King K. Mak,et al.  SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES WHERE PAVEMENT EDGES AND DROPOFFS EXIST (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE) , 1988 .

[61]  Zoltan Anthony Nemeth,et al.  ACCIDENT CHARACTERISTICS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER SAFETY UPGRADING PROJECTS ON OHIO'S RURAL INTERSTATE SYSTEM , 1978 .

[62]  R L Hatton.  TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS , 1970 .

[63]  Wilfred W. Recker,et al.  A PROCEDURE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF TRAFFIC IMPACTS DURING FREEWAY RECONSTRUCTION , 1987 .

[64]  C L Dudek,et al.  OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR SHORT-TERM TOTAL FREEWAY CLOSURES , 1984 .

[65]  Z A Nemeth,et al.  FREEWAY WORK ZONE ACCIDENT CHARACTERISTICS , 1983 .

[66]  Robert L. Vecellio,et al.  Work Area Traffic Control: Evaluation and Design , 1984 .

[67]  W L Beason,et al.  DEVELOPMENT OF A TRUCK-MOUNTED PORTABLE MAINTENANCE BARRIER , 1984 .

[68]  S C Tignor,et al.  SAFETY OF NARROW LANES FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE , 1984 .

[69]  Stephen H Richards,et al.  IMPLEMENTATION OF WORK-ZONE SPEED CONTROL MEASURES , 1986 .

[70]  R M Lewis.  REVIEW OF CHANNELIZING DEVICES FOR TWO-LANE TWO-WAY OPERATIONS , 1983 .

[71]  Conrad L Dudek.  PORTABLE CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGNS AT WORK ZONES , 1984 .

[72]  Conrad L Dudek,et al.  FLASHING ARROWBOARDS IN ADVANCE OF FREEWAY WORK ZONES , 1982 .

[73]  Thomas D Davis.  EVALUATION OF TEMPORARY DAY-NIGHT VISIBLE RAISED PAVEMENT MARKER ADEQUACY , 1986 .

[74]  R A McGuinness.  DRIVER OPINIONS ON FREEWAY SIGNING AND CONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES , 1983 .

[75]  H L Anderson.  Work zone safety , 1978 .

[76]  C E Forbes,et al.  REDUCING MOTORIST INCONVENIENCE DUE TO MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ON HIGH-VOLUME FREEWAYS , 1971 .

[77]  Stephen H Richards,et al.  DRIVER UNDERSTANDING OF WORK-ZONE FLAGGER SIGNALS , 1982 .

[78]  Beverly G Knapp,et al.  Human factors considerations in arrow-board design and operation , 1979 .

[79]  Fred R Hanscom.  EFFECTIVENESS OF CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGNING AT FREEWAY CONSTRUCTION SITE LANE CLOSURES , 1982 .

[80]  Jerry Howard,et al.  VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FLASHING ROADWAY HAZARD WARNING DEVICES , 1960 .

[81]  F R Hanscom.  EFFECTIVENESS OF CHANGEABLE MESSAGE DISPLAYS IN ADVANCE OF HIGH-SPEED FREEWAY LANE CLOSURES , 1981 .

[82]  M M Khan.  EVALUATION OF DELINEATION SYSTEM FOR TEMPORARY TRAFFIC BARRIERS IN WORK ZONES , 1985 .

[83]  Himmat S Chadda,et al.  THE OBSTACLE COURSE: PEDESTRIANS IN HIGHWAY WORK ZONES , 1983 .

[84]  Richard F Pain,et al.  EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF MARKINGS FOR BARRICADES AND CHANNELIZING DEVICES , 1979 .

[85]  Jerry L Graham,et al.  ACCIDENT ANALYSES OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONES , 1978 .

[86]  Nagui M. Rouphail,et al.  LANE CLOSURES AT FREEWAY WORK ZONES: SIMULATION STUDY , 1982 .

[87]  Stephen H Richards,et al.  FIELD EVALUATION OF WORK ZONE SPEED CONTROL TECHNIQUES , 1985 .

[88]  S H Richards,et al.  Catalog of traffic control strategies and devices , 1986 .

[89]  R F Pain,et al.  MOTORIST INFORMATION NEEDS IN WORK ZONES , 1979 .

[90]  Stephen H Richards,et al.  SIGHT DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS AT LANE CLOSURE WORK ZONES ON URBAN FREEWAYS , 1982 .

[91]  F D Shepard.  NIGHT WORK ZONE REFLECTORIZATION , 1986 .

[92]  M E Bronstad,et al.  CRASH TEST EVALUATION OF TEMPORARY TRAFFIC BARRIERS , 1978 .

[93]  R M Lewis.  PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR CHANNELIZING DEVICES USED FOR TWO-LANE TWO-WAY OPERATIONS , 1983 .