Nighttime Work Zone Operations

Training (Listed by Provider)
Title	Description	Format	Length	Provider	Cost	Target Audience	Contact Information	Other Applicable Categories
Design and Operation of Nighttime Temporary Traffic Control in Work Zones-GRANT (NTC) View course	The course discusses factors affecting the feasibility of nighttime work zones and their considerations, such as worker and equipment visibility, illumination requirements, glare avoidance and nighttime enhancements.	Classroom	1 day	ATSSA	Free - Federal Employees, $25 - Public Officials, $50 - Other	Work zone designers and work zone supervisors	Donna Clark DonnaC@ atssa.com (540) 368-1701
Night Time Work Zone Traffic Control View course	Presentation of the important factors in developing a nighttime work zone traffic control plan. It emphasizes proper use of the various reflective and lighting devices. It further illustrates that visibility is difficult to achieve at night and provides the designer with useful guidelines.	VHS	18 minutes	University of Wisconsin- Madison, Transportation Information Center	Free	Videos are loaned to local governments, highway agencies, and others directly involved in street and highway transportation	800-442-4615, tic@epd. engr.wisc.edu

Guides/Documents (Listed by Title)
Title	Description	Format	Length	Provider	Cost	Target Audience
Guidelines for Design and Operation of Nighttime Traffic Control for Highway Maintenance and Construction View document	This is TRB's National Highway Cooperative Research Project (NCHRP) Report 476 and includes guidelines to assist highway agencies in developing and implementing a plan for night road work and innovative procedures suggested by state DOTs to respond to special nighttime problems.	NCHRP Report	131 pages	TRB	Free	State DOTs
Improving Traffic Control for Night Work Zones FHWA Office of Safety	Flyer discussing traffic control for nightwork.	Online Resource	Online	FHWA	Free	Those who work in or near traffic control work areas
Traffic Control Handbook for Mobile Operations at Night View document	Presents a synthesis of current practices for performing mobile highway operations at night. Covers deciding when to use mobile night operations, work zone traffic control fundamentals, traffic control devices and safety features for mobile night operations, worker safety concerns, references, and typical application diagrams.	Online Handbook	54 pages	FHWA	Free	Those who work in or near traffic control work areas
Training Program for Night Road Work to Improve Safety and Operations View document	Training CD that complements NCHRP Report 475: A Procedure for Assessing and Planning Nighttime Highway Construction and Maintenance, which presented a decision process to assist highway agencies in evaluating night work alternatives against other work schedules, and NCHRP Report 476: Guidelines for Design and Operation of Nighttime Traffic Control for Highway Maintenance and Construction, which provides guidelines for developing a plan for night work that will provide public and worker safety.	CD-ROM	CD-ROM	TRB	$20	Those who work in or near traffic control work areas

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