Mitigating Work Zone Safety and Mobility Challenges Through Intelligent Transportation Systems

Overview

This report documents several case studies of how agencies used work zone intelligent transportation systems (ITS) to mitigate safety and mobility issues in work zones. The report illustrates how to apply a systems engineering-based decision-making process to designing, selecting, and implementing a system to address work zone needs. The report presents the steps followed by the agency/contractor in this decision-making framework for five specific projects. The work zone ITS deployments documented provide examples of selecting and deploying commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems; a tailored design and integration of ITS for a specific work zone purpose; and using and supplementing permanent ITS deployments for work zone management purposes. Tips are provided for how to effectively apply ITS to other work zones.

Source Organization Location

Washington
,
DC

Operations Area of Practice

    Connected Vehicles
    Detection Systems
    ITS standards and specifications
    Systems engineering
    ITS System architecture
    Work Zone Management
    Adaptation / Resiliency of the Transportation Network

Organizational Capability Element

    Performance Management
    Work Zone Management
    Vehicle Systems/Connected Vehicles

Content Type

Informational Product

Role in Organization

Transportation Planner
Public
Senior Engineer
Researcher/Academic
Principal Engineer
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
Maintenance Staff
Technician
CEO / GM / Commissioner
Engineer
Operator
Senior Manager
Public Safety Officer
Transit Professional
Associate Engineer
Media / PIO

Publishing Organization

FHWA

Objective

Learning

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Issue Date
Publication Number
FHWA-HOP-14-007