Work Zone Mobility and Safety Program
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Implementation of the Agency's Work Zone Policy

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Overall

  • Has the District begun to implement the Agency's Work Zone Safety and Mobility Policy (dated xx, found at in yy Document)?
  • Who in the District is responsible for compliance with the Policy?
  • How many projects have implemented the Policy?
  • Has District staff been adequately trained?
  • Please address any overall concerns you have with the Policy

Planning

  • Has the District discussed the WZSM Policy with the planning partners?
  • Does the programming of projects consider the minimization of road user impacts?
  • Are projects sequenced to consider the overall network and region-wide impacts?

Project Scoping

  • Is consideration given to potential work zone impacts and does that influence the evaluation and selection of a build alternative?

Preliminary Engineering

  • On Interstates, freeways, and arterials, how is the analysis of work zone delay impacts being conducted?
    • What software is being used?
    • Is it done by consultant or District staff?
    • Please provide examples.
  • For long-term projects on the Interstate within a TMA, have any exception requests been submitted because of low traffic impacts?
  • Are submissions made in a timely fashion according to the Policy?
    • Is significance determined and approved before the alternative analysis?
    • Is the alternative analysis prepared and approved before design field view?
    • Is a draft TMP included with the design field view?
  • Provide examples of draft TMPs that have been prepared because of work zone impacts that are unacceptable.
  • Describe the involvement of FHWA (for Federal Oversight projects) and DOT Bureau of Design.

Final Design and PS&E

  • How many TMPs have been developed (or are in the process) since the Policy became effective? Please provide examples.
  • How do the TMP requirements get incorporated into the PS&E?
  • What transportation management strategies are commonly utilized in this District?
  • Has the implementation of the Policy caused you to consider additional or different strategies than what has been used in the past?
  • How has the Policy affected project delivery and costs?

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