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News Archive

Guide to Project Coordination for Minimizing Work Zone Mobility Impacts - 6/2/2016
This new publication provides guidance on using work zone Project Coordination (PC) to minimize work zone impacts and produce time and achieve cost savings. This Guide presents key concepts of PC, examples of useful tools to facilitate PC, and case studies of how PC was used to improve agency management of complex construction programs.

National Symposium on Work Zones and Large Trucks - 3/24/2016
The National Symposium on Work Zones and Large Trucks was held as a one-day event at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida, on April 13, 2015. The objective of the symposium was to exchange experiences and identify solutions to further improve large truck safety and mobility in and around work zones

Examining the Impact of ASE (Automated Speed Enforcement) in Work Zones on Driver Attention - 3/2/2016
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that investigates the impact of different types of speed enforcement methods on driver attention and behavior in simulated work zones.