Improving the Safety of Mobile Lane Closures. Research Results Digest 339

摘要

The aging of the United States and Canada's road infrastructure, coupled with an increase in traffic volumes, has taken a toll on the existing road network. For this reason, there is an ever increasing need for maintenance and rehabilitation operations on the roadways. Although traffic control techniques for road construction and maintenance vary widely, one of the methods experiencing increased use, because of its ability to increase efficiency and minimize operational impacts, is mobile lane closures. The objective of this report is to synthesize practices employed by transportation agencies during mobile lane closures and to summarize research carried out on different components of mobile lane closure.