Appendix C - Resources Referenced in this Document

The following resources were referenced in examples throughout this Guide.

A. Work Zone Best Practices Guidebook, Federal Highway Administration, April 2000

Many of the examples referenced in this Guide come from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Work Zone Best Practices Guidebook (http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/practices/best/Default.htm). This guidebook is a resource designed to give state and local transportation agencies, construction contractors, transportation planners, trainers, and others access to information and points of contact about current helpful practices for achieving work zone safety and mobility. The best practice entries describe approaches used by transportation agencies, along with contact information. Each organization must determine which of these practices are best suited for its particular situation, considering all the factors that affect work zone operations. Each best practice entry describes some of these factors for consideration.

The best practices are organized by the following 11 categories:

• Policy and Procedures
• Public Relations, Education, and Outreach
• Prediction Modeling and Impact Analysis: Congestion and Crashes
• Planning and Programming
• Project Development and Design
• Contracting and Bidding Procedures
• Construction/Maintenance Materials, Methods, and Specification
• Traveler and Traffic Information
• Enforcement
• ITS and Innovative Technology
• Evaluation and Feedback

From http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/practices/best/bestpractices.htm, users can access an online (html) version of the Guidebook that enables searching for practices. Searches can be done using the 11 categories, through several cross-references (e.g., State/agency using the practice), by a subject index, or through a keyword search of all best practices. A PDF version of the Work Zone Best Practices Guidebook is also available at this site and can be downloaded.

B. Comments in Response to the FHWA Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Work Zone Safety and Mobility

1. California Department of Transportation, June 6, 2002, URL: http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf81/176155_web.pdf
2. Virginia Department of Transportation, June 6, 2002, URL: http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf81/176059_web.pdf
3. Wisconsin Department of Transportation, May 31, 2002, URL: http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf81/176160_web.pdf

C. Comments in Response to the FHWA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Work Zone Safety and Mobility

4. Florida Department of Transportation, August 5, 2003, URL: http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf87/250607_web.pdf
5. New York State Department of Transportation, August 5, 2003, URL: http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf81/175976_web.pdf

D. Publications and Presentations

6. "A Computer Simulation Model: Construction Analysis for Pavement Rehabilitation Strategies (CA4PRS)," Report Prepared for California Department of Transportation, University of California at Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies, Pavement Research Center, February 2004, URL: http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/~eblee/CA4PRSModel_Tech_021204.pdf
7. "A Quality Assurance Program for Work Zone Traffic Control," Transportation Research Board (TRB) Transportation Research Record 1745, 2001, contact Mr. Charles Riedel at NYSDOT at criedel@dot.state.ny.us or at 518-457-2185 to obtain copies.
8. "AASHTO Roadside Design Guide, Chapter 9, Traffic Barriers, Traffic Control Devices, and Other Safety Features for Work Zones," American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), 2002, URL: http://bookstore.transportation.org
9. "Benefit/Cost Analysis of the Temporary Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) for the Reconstruction of I-496, Lansing, Michigan," Michigan Department of Transportation, November 2001.
10. "Chapter 81 of the Indiana Design Manual, Transportation Management Plans," Indiana Department of Transportation, September 2005, URL: http://www.in.gov/dot/div/contracts/standards/dm/Part%208/Ch%2081/Ch81.pdf
11. "Construction and Maintenance Fact Sheets, Optimizing Highway Performance, Partnering for Work Zone Safety in South Carolina," U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, December 1998, URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/fs98001.pdf
12. "Developing and Implementing Transportation Management Plans for Work Zones," U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, December 2005, URL: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/resources/final_rule.htm
13. "Facilities Development Manual, Procedure 11-50-22, Chapter 11 Design, Section 50 General Design Considerations, Subject 22 Work Zone Traffic Congestion and Mitigation," Wisconsin Department of Transportation, February 2003.
14. "Full Road Closure Case Studies," U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2004, URL: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/construction/full_rd_closures.htm
15. "Government for the People for a Change, Volume 4, Issues and Recommendation, INF12 Improve Efficiency of Extra Enforcement Program in Highway Work Zones with Fewer Resources," California Performance Review, 2004, URL: http://cpr.ca.gov/report/cprrpt/issrec/inf/inf12.htm
16. "Guidelines for Developing Traffic Incident Management Plans for Work Zones," Colorado Department of Transportation, September 2003, URL: http://www.dot.state.co.us/Traffic_Manuals_Guidelines/incident_management_guidelines/incident_management_guidelines_20030919.pdf
17. "I-70 Mountain Corridor Preliminary Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS), Construction Traffic Impact Mitigation Strategies," Colorado Department of Transportation, April 13, 2005, URL: http://www.i70mtncorridor.com/documents/12%7EConstruction_Mitigation.pdf
18. "Identification of Hazards Associated with Mobile and Short Duration Work Zones, Report Number: 4174-1," Texas Transportation Institute, September 2003, URL: http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-4174-1.pdf
19. "Identification of Traffic Control Devices for Mobile and Short Duration Work Operations, Working Paper: Evaluation Criteria and Analysis," New Jersey Department of Transportation, City College of New York, NC State University Centennial Campus, May 24, 2004, URL: http://www.utrc2.org/research/assets/97/wz-criteriawp1.pdf
20. "Implementing the Rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility," U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, September 2005, URL: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/resources/final_rule.htm
21. "Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones: A Case Study. Work Zone Traffic and Incident Management System," U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2004, URL: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/its/index.htm
22. "Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones: A Cross-Cutting Study," U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2002, URL: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/its/index.htm
23. "ITS Deployment Analysis System Case Study 2: Michigan Department of Transportation Evaluation of the Temporary ITS for the Reconstruction of I-496 in Lansing, Michigan," U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, April 2002, URL: http://www.camsys.com/idas/CaseStudies/CaseStudy2/caseStudyFrame.htm
24. "Missouri Department of Transportation Work Zone Guidelines," Missouri Department of Transportation, 2004, URL: http://www.modot.org/business/documents/MoDOTWorkZonesGuidelines.pdf
25. "MUTCD 2003 Edition Revision 1," U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2003, URL: http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
26. "Performance Measures to Improve Transportation Planning Practice: A Peer Exchange," Transportation Research Board (TRB) Transportation Research Circular E-C073, May 2005, URL: http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=5022
27. "Policy on Traffic Management in Work Zones Interstate and Other Freeways, Policy No.: 516-003(P)," Ohio Department of Transportation, July 18, 2000, URL: http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Policy/516-003p.pdf
28. "Project Development Process Manual," Texas Department of Transportation, August 1, 2003, URL: http://manuals.dot.state.tx.us/dynaweb/coldesig/pdp/@Generic__BookView
29. "Report 476: Guidelines for Design and Operation of Nighttime Traffic Control for Highway Maintenance and Construction," National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), 2002, URL: http://trb.org/publications/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_476.pdf
30. "Traffic Control Handbook for Mobile Operations at Night," U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2003, contact the FHWA Office of Safety (http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov) to obtain this publication.
31. "Traffic Management Guidelines for Work on Roadways," British Columbia Ministry of Transportation, September 2001, URL: http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/eng_publications/geomet/traffic_mgmt_guidelines.pdf
32. "Transportation Management Plans Effectiveness Study," Presentation given by Robert Copp, California Department of Transportation, at the TRB 2004 Annual Meeting, Session 526: Work Zone Impacts – A New Frontier.
33. "Work Zone Public Information and Outreach Strategies," U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, November 2005, URL: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/resources/final_rule.htm
34. "Work Zone Safety Guidelines for Construction, Maintenance, and Utility Operations," Wisconsin Department of Transportation, January 2003, http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/library/publications/format/books/wzsguide.pdf
35. "Work Zone Traffic Control Guidelines, M54-44," Washington State Department of Transportation, January 2005, URL: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/fasc/EngineeringPublications/Manuals/Workzone.pdf

E. Training

36. Work Zone Traffic Control for Maintenance Operations (Short-Term), National Highway Institute (NHI) Course, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, URL: http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx. Enter 380060 in the Course Number box and click "Search."

F. Web Sites

37. 511 Web Site, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, URL: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/travelinfo/about/about511.htm
38. AHMCT Research Center at UC-Davis, a joint program of University of California (UC), Davis and the California Department of Transportation, URL: http://www.ahmct.ucdavis.edu/index.htm?pg=Cones
39. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Quality Information Center, URL: http://www.transportation1.org/quality/
40. Best Practices Inventory of Performance Measurement Practices in Other State Departments of Transportation, Washington State Department of Transportation, URL: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/accountability/library/default.htm
41. CA4PRS Web Sites, URLs: http://www.dot.ca.gov/newtech/roadway/ca4prs/ca4prs.htm and http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/~eblee/CA4PRS.htm
42. DYNASMART-P Web Site, University of Maryland, URL: http://www.dynasmart.com
43. Guidance on Innovative Contracting, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, URL: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/contracting/index.htm
44. Highways for LIFE Web Site, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hfl
45. Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment Analysis System (IDAS) Web Site, URL: http://idas.camsys.com/
46. ITS Benefits and Costs Web Site, U.S. Department of Transportation, ITS Joint Program Office, URL: http://www.benefitcost.its.dot.gov/
47. Mobility Performance Measures Web Site, Florida Department of Transportation, URL: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/mobilitymeasures/default.htm
48. NEPA Web Site, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, URL: http://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/projdev/index.asp
49. New York State Thruway Reconstruction Project Between Interchanges 23 and 24 Web Site, New York State Thruway Authority, URL: http://www.thruway.state.ny.us/projectsandstudies/projects/i23-i24/index.html
50. Office of Planning Web Site, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/index.htm
51. Online Performance Measurement Exchange, TRB Performance Measurement Committee and U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, URL: https://www.transportationresearch.gov/dot/fhwa/pm/default.aspx
52. Performance Measurement Web Site, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, URL: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/perf_measurement/index.htm
53. QUEWZ-93 Web Site, McTrans, URL: http://mctrans.ce.ufl.edu/
54. QuickZone Web Site, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/research/topics/operations/travelanalysis/quickzone/
55. The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, Work Zone Crash/Accident Data, URL: http://wzsafety.tamu.edu/crash_data/
56. Traffic Analysis Tools Web Site, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, URL: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficanalysistools/index.htm
57. Transportation Research Board (TRB) Performance Measurement Committee (A5022/ABC30), URL: http://www.trb-performancemeasurement.org/
58. Transportation System Performance Measures Web Site, California Department of Transportation, URL: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/tspm/index.htm
59. Value Engineering Web Site, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ve/index.htm
60. Work Zone Rule Web Site, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, URL: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/resources/final_rule.htm
61. Work Zone Self Assessment, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, URL: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/decision_support/self-assess.htm

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