Assessing and Managing Work Zone Impacts - Examples and Resources
The Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule brings about a new focus on addressing work zone safety and mobility impacts. An important aspect of the Rule is that it advocates (1) systematic consideration of the broader safety and mobility impacts of work zones throughout a project's life cycle; and (2) development and implementation of appropriate management strategies to help manage these impacts. Section 630.1008(b) of the Rule addresses impacts assessment and management. More information is provided in Work Zone Impacts Assessment: An Approach to Assess and Manage Work Zone Safety and Mobility Impacts of Road Projects.
The following examples are meant to assist agencies with developing their own work zone impacts assessment procedures. The examples provided are not the only way to develop and implement impacts assessment procedures and are not meant to advocate a "one size fits all" approach.
- Impacts Assessment Examples Developed to Accompany FHWA Impacts Guide
- Other Impacts Assessment and Management Examples
- Examples of Including Impacts Assessment and Management Strategies in Environmental Impacts Statements
Additional Resources
- Work Zone Impacts Assessment: An Approach to Assess and Manage Work Zone Safety and Mobility Impacts of Road Projects - This report provides guidance on developing procedures to assess work zone impacts of road projects. It includes a number of examples illustrating what agencies are currently doing in this area.
- Work Zone and Traffic Analysis - This page provides resources for planning for a work zone project and analyzing potential impacts. This includes links to a number of work zone and traffic analysis software tools.
- New Jersey DOT Road User Cost Manual - This manual describes work zone and traffic characteristics, explains the possible work zone related road user cost components that can occur, and provides a step by step procedure to determine road user costs. Example problems, default hourly traffic percentages, and computation worksheets are also provided to with road user cost computations.
- Resources to Address Construction Noise - This FHWA web site provides resources for addressing and mitigating the impacts of construction noise.
