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
Content Type
Informational Product
Author
FHWA
Issue Date
Insitutional, Organizational, and Process
Standards
System Architecture
Tactical Element
Work Zone Traffic Management
Work Zone Traffic Management
TOM Chapters
8.3
8.4
29.5
20.4
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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
Publication Number
FHWA-HOP-14-007
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