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
Mobile Video Training Module 1: Work Zone Safety – 1J: Surveyors/Locators View course	This course covers the proper traffic control devices, applications, and flagging techniques for survey and utility locating operations.	Classroom and Video	2 hours	Florida Transportation Technology Transfer Center	1. Agency qualifies for training scholarship or 2. Fees are calculated based on the number of round trip travel hours plus number of training hours per offering	Highway and street maintenance supervisors, maintenance and utility crew leaders agency safety directors or safety inspectors working with street and road departments and utilities are the prime targets.	David Page, 352-273-1685 or dkpage@ ufl.edu	Traffic Control in Work Zones
Mobile Video Training Module 1: Work Zone Safety – 1L: Nighttime Operations View course	This course covers the proper traffic control devices, applications, and flagging techniques for highway work zones where the work is performed at night.	Classroom and Video	2.5 hours	Florida Transportation Technology Transfer Center	1. Agency qualifies for training scholarship or 2. Fees are calculated based on the number of round trip travel hours plus number of training hours per offering	Highway and street maintenance supervisors, maintenance and utility crew leaders agency safety directors or safety inspectors working with street and road departments and utilities are the prime targets.	David Page, 352-273-1685 or dkpage@ ufl.edu	Traffic Control in Work Zones
Night Road Work View course	Due to traffic volumes and other considerations, more and more work is being performed at night. This training is based on a training program created by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program and helps the students to understand when night work might be the best option through the use of a benefit/cost ratio, and what considerations must be taken to insure that night work is performed efficiently and safety.	Classroom	2 days	University of Texas Arlington, Division for Enterprise Development	Free for employees of cities and counties in Texas. Fee for others unknown.	This class is designed for two groups: (1) the managers and decision makers who are responsible for determining how and when work is to be done; and (2) the personnel who perform or inspect the actual work.	Angela Bailey, 281-506-8321 or abailey@ uta.edu	Management of Work Zones
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
Nighttime Lighting Guidelines for Work Zones View document	Provides a procedure for designing a nighttime lighting system in work zones where no formal lighting plan exists. Addresses questions related to selecting the most appropriate type, quantity, and configuration of lighting for nighttime work zones while not only meeting minimum industry-accepted lighting requirements for construction and maintenance work activities but also taking into account the need to minimize the negative impacts of glare on drivers.	Online	Online	ATSSA	Free	Engineers, designers, and contractor personnel can use this process without the need to be an expert in illumination.
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	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	$10	Those who work in or near traffic control work areas

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