USDOT report lists strategic objectives for work zone safety USDOT report lists strategic objectives for work zone safety Report adds to ATSSA Special Edition on Roadway Worker Protection Pam / Monday, November 13, 2023 0 1554 Article rating: 2.0 The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a summary report on “Identification of National Work Zone Safety Objectives and Activities.” The report includes 11 strategic objectives and notes work zone crash trends, providing another resource for ATSSA members. ATSSA recently published its “Roadway Worker Protection Special Edition,” a supplement to the Fall issue of Roadway Safety magazine, which included articles on building a workplace safety culture, insights on situational awareness and information about the teen driver education program, which addresses navigation through work zones, an ATSS Foundation program. Read more
MnDOT, traffic control firms prioritize safety for multi-year I-494 project MnDOT, traffic control firms prioritize safety for multi-year I-494 project Massive Minnesota work zone detailed in Fall issue of Roadway Safety magazine Pam / Thursday, October 26, 2023 0 1468 Article rating: No rating With speeding through highway work zones posing an increasingly prevalent threat, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and ATSSA members are taking extensive steps to protect workers engaged in a 3 ½-year project. The Fall issue of Roadway Safety magazine details the steps those partners are taking for this long-term work on Interstate 494. Read about this project and much more in this issue, available online now. The magazine also delves into several other issues including artificial intelligence, looking at how it’s being applied to optimize business and employed to raise the bar with intelligent traffic management systems. Read more
Worker protection headlines Spring Issue of Roadway Safety magazine Worker protection headlines Spring Issue of Roadway Safety magazine Convention Extra supplement details awards, highlights of 2023 Traffic Expo Pam / Wednesday, May 17, 2023 0 11670 Article rating: 2.0 Roadway Worker Protection Council Chair Doug Dolinar told Roadway Safety magazine it’s time for a “paradigm shift” in how the industry looks at worker safety. The Council spent the past year laser focused on that issue, producing a Worker Protection Toolkit that provides members aids for that effort. Details on the toolkit are included in the latest issue of Roadway Safety magazine. Plus, check out the Convention Extra supplement, packed with highlights from this year’s record-breaking Convention & Traffic Expo in Phoenix where roadway safety and innovation intersected. Read more
VDOT starts variable speed limits on northbound I-95 VDOT starts variable speed limits on northbound I-95 Read ATSSA’s analysis of variable speed zones in Roadway Safety magazine Pam / Thursday, June 16, 2022 0 20112 Article rating: 5.0 The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) takes the first step in activating its variable speed zone along Interstate 95 in the Fredericksburg region today. New LED signs that can display variable speed limits will be illuminated for the first several days with the 65-70 mph limit to give drivers time to adjust to the presence of the signs, VDOT announced. The system will be fully activated on June 22, at which point speed limits could be anywhere between 35 mph and 70 mph. ATSSA examined variable speed zones in the Winter 2022 issue of Roadway Safety magazine in an article that analyzed their use in multiple states. The article, “Do They Improve Safety?” reviewed details of how the new VDOT variable speed zone will work and how the zones have been used elsewhere in Virginia and in regions across the country. Read more