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Project Coordination
Public Information and Outreach
Regulation and Policy
Research
Training
Work Zone and Traffic Analysis
Work Zone Management Capability Maturity Framework (CMF)
Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule (Subpart J)
Work Zone Traffic Management
Worker Safety

This page lists work zone publications developed by FHWA and the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). It also includes publications developed under the FHWA Work Zone Safety Grant program. Additional work zone publications produced by other sources can be found on the various pages throughout this web site.

To order a hardcopy of an FHWA-developed publication, please send an email message with the name of the publication you are requesting and shipping directions to WorkZoneFeedback@dot.gov.

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Best Practices

• A Guide for Reducing Work Zone Collisions (PDF 4.3MB)
• Meeting the Customer's Needs for Mobility and Safety During Construction and Maintenance Operations (PDF 470KB)
• NCHRP Report 574: Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction
• Fall 2017
  • Optimizing Performance Mobility & Safety—Making Work Zones Work Better: Longitudinal Channelizing Devices in Work Zones (HTML, PDF 650KB)
  • Optimizing Performance Mobility & Safety—Making Work Zones Work Better: Automated Flagger Assistance Devices (HTML, PDF 500KB)
  • Optimizing Performance Mobility & Safety—Making Work Zones Work Better: Mobile Barrier Systems (HTML, PDF 490KB)
  • Optimizing Performance Mobility & Safety—Making Work Zones Work Better: Work Zone Automated Speed Enforcement Program (HTML, PDF 450KB)
  • Optimizing Performance Mobility & Safety—Making Work Zones Work Better: Work Zone Intrusion Reporting Research Synthesis (HTML, PDF 450KB)
  • Optimizing Performance Mobility & Safety—Making Work Zones Work Better: Internal Traffic Control Plans for Work Zones (HTML, PDF 450KB)
• Work Zone Best Practices Fact Sheet Series
  • Fact Sheet 1: Oregon's QuickFax Service (HTML, PDF 1.7MB)
  • Fact Sheet 2: Customer Driven Construction in Illinois (HTML, PDF 707KB)
  • Fact Sheet 3: Work Zone Safety Awareness (HTML, PDF 1.6MB)
  • Fact Sheet 4: Delaware's Survival Plan for the I-95 Shutdown (HTML, PDF 1.6MB)
  • Fact Sheet 5: Innovation During Bridge Rehabilitation Improves Mobility (HTML, PDF 474KB)
  • Fact Sheet 6: Work Zone Best Practices Guidebook (HTML, PDF 629K)
  • Fact Sheet 7: Compendium of Work Zone Research, Development and Technology Transfer (HTML, PDF 579KB)
  • Fact Sheet 8: Ohio Keeps Motorists and Road Rehabilitation Moving Forward (HTML, PDF 113KB)
  • Fact Sheet 9: Arkansas Uses Public Outreach to Pave The Way During Interstate Rehabilitation (HTML, PDF 125KB)
  • Fact Sheet 10: Communicating Work Zone Information to Truckers in North Carolina (HTML, PDF 239KB)
  • Fact Sheet 11: Caltrans Transportation Management Plans Reduce Work Zone Congestion (HTML, PDF 157KB)
  • Fact Sheet 12: Tennessee Analyzes Work Zone Impacts to Find a SmartFIX for I-40 (HTML, PDF 300K)
  • Fact Sheet 13: Work Zone Training: Examples of What Agencies Are Doing (HTML, PDF 961K)
  • Fact Sheet 14: Tracking Work Zone Performance in Missouri (HTML, PDF 393K)
  • Fact Sheet 15: Midwest Work Zone Roundtable - Improved Work Zone Management and Operations through Collaboration (HTML, PDF 231K)
  • Fact Sheet 16: States Across the Country Implement Accelerated Bridge Construction (HTML, PDF 531KB)
  • Fact Sheet 17: Lane Closure Policies and Management Systems (HTML, PDF 465KB)
  • Fact Sheet 18: Using Portable Traffic Monitoring Devices (PTMDs) in Work Zones (HTML, PDF 173KB)
  • Fact Sheet 19: Work Zone Corridor Management in Michigan (HTML, PDF 259KB)
• Work Zone Best Practices Guidebook (April 2000)
• Work Zones That Work

Construction Strategies

• Design Build and Work Zones
  • Key Considerations (HTML, PDF 554KB)
  • Case Studies (HTML, PDF 2.3MB)
  • Tips for Developing RFPs (HTML, PDF 356KB)
  • Summary Leaflet of Successes, Challenges, and Tips (HTML, PDF 554KB)
• Get In, Get Out, Stay Out! Proceedings of the Workshop on Pavement Renewal for Urban Freeways (February 1998) (PDF 2.5MB)
• NHCRP Report 581: Design of Construction Work Zones on High-Speed Highways
• NCHRP Report 658: Guidebook on Risk Analysis Tools and Management Practices to Control Transportation Project Costs
• NCHRP Synthesis 372: Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery
• Use of Exposure Control Measures

Accelerated Construction

• The FAST 14 Project (FHWA Public Roads, May/June 2012)
• Accelerated Bridge Construction Success Stories Add Up to $30 Million in Savings (FHWA Focus, May 2010)
• Accelerated Construction Technology Transfer: Building on Success
• Accelerated Reconstruction Of I-15 Devore Corridor (FHWA Public Roads, January/February 2007)
• ACTT: Building on Success (FHWA Focus, January/February 2007)
• ACTT Workshop Toolkit
• FHWA's ACTT Toolkit: Bringing the Power of Accelerated Construction Straight to You (FHWA Focus, July 2009)
• FHWA Bridge Conference Spotlights Opportunities and Successes in Accelerated Bridge Construction (FHWA Focus, September 2010)
• Final Report: Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems Cost Study: Accelerated Bridge Construction Success Stories
• Innovation Saved Time, Money on Virginia Project (FHWA Innovator, October/November 2009)
• Innovations Speed Iowa Bridge Construction (FHWA Innovator, October 2008)
• Innovative Technology Accelerates Utah Bridge Replacement (FHWA Innovator, December 2007)
• Lifting the Graves Avenue Bridge to Success (FHWA Focus, December 2006)
• Massachusetts "Fast 14" Project Replaces Bridges in One Summer (FHWA Innovator, September/October 2011)
• NCHRP Project 20-68A, Scan 07-02: 2009 Domestic Scan of Accelerated Construction Practices (PDF 19.1MB)
• Precast Concrete Pavement Systems: Acceleration Through Innovation (FHWA Focus, July 2010)
• Precast Concrete Pavement Systems Speed Construction (FHWA Innovator, June/July 2008)
• Scanning the Country for Best Practices in Accelerated Construction (FHWA Focus, August 2009)
• SPMTs: Your Guide to Accelerated Bridge Construction (FHWA Focus, December 2007)
• The ABCs of Rapid Bridge Replacement in Utah (FHWA Focus, December 2007)
• Utah Uses SPMTs in Historic Bridge Move (FHWA Innovator, May/June 2011)
• Virginia Finds Success in Rapid Pavement Repair (FHWA Innovator, September/October 2012)
• Virginia Projects Use Rapid Replacement to Slash Construction Time, Congestion (FHWA Innovator, June/July 2008)

Night Work/Off-Peak Work

• Illumination Guidelines for Nighttime Highway Work
• NCHRP Report 475, "A Procedure for Assessing and Planning Nighttime Highway Construction and Maintenance" (PDF, 462KB)
• NCHRP Report 627, "Traffic Safety Evaluation of Nighttime and Daytime Work Zones"
• NCHRP Report 726, "A Guidebook for Nighttime Construction: Impacts on Safety, Quality, and Productivity"
• Worker Safety and Visibility Brochure (HTML, PDF 160KB)

Full Road Closure and Lane Closure

• A Mix of Innovations Succeeds in Minnesota (FHWA Public Roads, May/June 2009)
• Full Road Closure for Work Zone Operations: A Case Study. Accelerating Construction and Reducing Crashes During Rehabilitation of a Major Downtown Route. M-10 Lodge Freeway in Detroit, Michigan. (HTML, PDF 224KB)
• Full Road Closure for Work Zone Operations: A Case Study. Reducing the Impact of Construction During the Rehabilitation of a Major Interstate Highway. Interstate 95 in Wilmington, Delaware (HTML, PDF 199KB)
• Full Road Closure for Work Zone Operations: A Case Study. Using Weekend Closures to Expedite Road Rehabilitation and Minimize the Impacts on Motorists and Road Builders. I-84 Banfield Freeway in Portland, Oregon (HTML, PDF 203KB)
• Full Road Closure for Work Zone Operations - A Cross-Cutting Study (HTML, PDF 827KB)
• Innovation Cuts Construction Time by a Year on Minnesota Project (FHWA Innovator, May/June 2011)
• NCHRP Synthesis 293 - Reducing and Mitigating Impacts of Lane Occupancy During Construction and Maintenance (PDF 3.2MB)
• NCHRP Results Digest 339: Improving the Safety of Mobile Lane Closures
• Rehabbing Maine's I-295 Southbound (FHWA Public Roads, November/December 2009)
• Safely Implementing Rolling Roadblocks for Short-term Highway Construction, Maintenance, and Utility Work Zones (HTML, PDF 648KB)
• "Shorter Duration, Safer Work Zones, More Satisfied Travelers" (HTML, PDF 81KB)

Positive Protection

• National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 350 Crashworthiness Information (PDF 2.4MB)
• Roadside Hardware Work Zone Devices
• Work Zone Positive Protection Toolbox (PDF 962KB)

Contracting Strategies

Alternate/Innovative Contracting

• Using Safety Contingency Funding to Address Unforeseen Safety Needs During Construction in Texas — Factsheet (HTML, PDF 709KB)
• The FAST 14 Project (FHWA Public Roads, May/June 2012)
• A+B Bidding Reduces Construction Time in Iowa (FHWA Innovator, October 2008)
• Highways for LIFE Report - Michigan Demonstration Project: Performance Contracting for Construction on M-115 in Clare County, MI
• I-85 Interchange Design-Build Project Using Prefabricated Bridge Elements in West Point, Georgia
• Incentives Speed Construction in Arizona (FHWA Innovator, December 2007)
• NCHRP Scan 07-02: 2009 Domestic Scan of Accelerated Construction Practices (PDF 19.1MB)
• NCHRP Synthesis 376: Quality Assurance in Design-Build Projects (PDF 3.76MB)
• NCHRP Synthesis 379: Selection and Evaluation of Alternative Contracting Methods to Accelerate Project Completion (PDF 3.16MB)
• Performance Contracting: A New Way of Doing Business (FHWA Focus, September 2008)
• Performance Contracting for Construction (PDF 1.6MB) - A Guide to Using Performance Goals and Measures to Improve Project Delivery

Contract and Contract Administration Resources

• Helping Roadway Contractors Fulfill Public Expectations (FHWA Public Roads, March/April 2006)
• NCHRP Report 561: Best-Value Procurement Methods for Highway Construction Projects
• NCHRP Report 652: Time-Related Incentive and Disincentive Provisions in Highway Construction Contracts (PDF 2.62MB)

Project Delivery

• Journal of the Transportation Research Board No. 2151: Construction 2010, Volume 1
• NCHRP Synthesis 402: Construction Manager-at-Risk Project Delivery for Highway Programs
• NCHRP Synthesis 413: Techniques for Effective Highway Construction Projects in Congested Urban Areas (PDF 5.1MB)

Incident Management

• Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System for Transportation Professionals (HTML, PDF 2.2MB)
• Traffic Incident Management in Construction and Maintenance Work Zones Primer

ITS and Technology

• Abstracts from papers included in TRB's Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2015. Copies of the papers are available for purchase from TRB.
  • Development and Evaluation of Speed-Activated Sign to Reduce Speeds in Work Zones
  • Development and Field Evaluation of Variable Advisory Speed Limit System for Work Zones (PDF 1.2MB)
  • Revisiting the Use of Drone Radar to Reduce Speed in Work Zones, South Carolina's Experience
  • Driver Understanding of Sequential Portable Changeable Message Signs in Work Zones
  • Evaluation of Alternative Dates for Advance Notification on Portable Changeable Message Signs in Work Zones
• Benefits of Using Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones: A Summary Report (HTML, PDF 810KB)
• Benefits of Work Zone ITS Discussed in FHWA Workshops (FHWA Transporter, May 2006)
• Comparative Analysis Report: The Benefits of Using Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones (HTML, PDF 1.5MB)
• Informed Motorists, Fewer Crashes: Using Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones
• Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones: A Case Study. Dynamic Lane Merge System - Reducing Aggressive Driving and Optimizing Throughput at Work Zone Merges in Michigan (HTML, PDF 243KB)
• Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones: A Case Study. Real-Time Work Zone Traffic Control System - Using an Automated Traffic Information System to Reduce Congestion and Improve Safety During Reconstruction of the I-55 Lake Springfield Bridge in Illinois (HTML, PDF 221KB)
• Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones: A Case Study. Work Zone Traffic and Incident Management System - Keeping Traffic Moving During Reconstruction of the Big I, a Major Interstate-Interstate Interchange in Albuquerque (HTML, PDF 127KB)
• Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones: A Case Study. Work Zone Travel Time System - Reducing Congestion with the Use of a Traffic Management Contract Incentive During the Reconstruction of Arizona State Route 68 (HTML, PDF 283KB)
• Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones: A Cross-Cutting Study
• ITS for Work Zones Leaflet: Deployment Benefits and Lessons Learned
• Mitigating Work Zone Safety and Mobility Challenges through Intelligent Transportation Systems: Case Studies (HTML, PDF 2.5MB) - Describes how five sites used ITS to mitigate work zone safety and mobility issues and illustrates how to apply a systems engineering-based decision-making process to designing, selecting, and implementing a system.
• NCHRP Report 560: Guide to Contracting ITS Projects (PDF 2.6MB)
• Portable Changeable Message Sign (PCMS) Handbook
• Real-Time Integration of Arrow-Generated Work Zone Activity Data into Traveler Information Systems (HTML, PDF 1.3MB) - This fact sheet provides information on using Connected Arrow Boards, by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, to improve traveler information and lane closure information accuracy.
• Safe Speeds in Work Zones (HTML, PDF 481KB)
• Smarter Work Zones: Alternative Funding for Work Zone ITS Fact Sheet (HTML, PDF 344KB)
• Work Zone Intelligent Transportation Systems Implementation Guide: Use of Technology and Data for Effective Work Zone Management (HTML, PDF 1.8MB)

Performance Measurement

• RITIS: A Probe-data Source for Enhancing Operations and Planning Capabilities (HTML, PDF 1.6MB)
• The National Performance Management Research Data Set (NPMRDS) and Application for Work Zone Performance Measurement (HTML, PDF 514KB)
• A Policy-Driven Approach for Work Zone Mobility Performance Management (HTML, PDF 2MB)
• A Snapshot of Summer 2001 Work Zone Activity
• AASHTO/FHWA Domestic Scan on Work Zone Assessment, Data Collection, and Performance Measurement (NCHRP 08-04)
  • Final Report (PDF 3.8MB)
  • Summary Report (HTML, PDF 66KB)
  • Brochure
• Data Needs, Availability, and Opportunities for Work Zone Performance Measures Guide (HTML, PDF 4.8MB)
• Guide to Effective Freeway Performance Measurement: Final Report and Guidebook
• Resources on Work Zone Safety and Mobility Performance Monitoring and Measurement Brochure (HTML, PDF 572KB)
• 2012 Self Assessment National Report (HTML, PDF 205KB)
• 2011 Self Assessment National Report (HTML, PDF 205KB)
• 2010 Self Assessment National Report (HTML, Word 584KB)
• 2009 Self Assessment National Report (HTML, Word 405KB)
• 2008 Self Assessment National Report (HTML, Word 375KB)
• 2007 Self Assessment National Report (HTML, Word 289KB)
• 2006 Self Assessment National Report (HTML, Word 294KB)
• 2005 Self Assessment National Report (HTML, Word 901KB)
• 2004 Self Assessment National Report (HTML, Word 301KB)
• 2003 Self Assessment National Detail Report (HTML, Word 365KB)
• 2003 Self Assessment National Summary Report (HTML, Word 205KB)
• Self Assessment Guide
• Self Assessment Score Sheet
• Model Work Zone Traffic Management Program and Self Evaluation Guide (PDF 238MB)
• Primer on Work Zone Safety and Mobility Performance Measurement (HTML, PDF 1.4MB)
• Utilizing Probe-Vehicle Data for Work Zone Mobility Performance Management (HTML, PDF 1.1MB)
• U.S. and International Approaches to Performance Measurement for Transportation Systems
• Work Zone Performance Measurement Using Probe Data (HTML, PDF 1.4MB)
• Work Zone Performance Measures Pilot Test (HTML, PDF 2.6MB)
• Work Zone Process Review Toolbox
• Work Zone Safety Performance Measures Guidance Booklet
• Your Guide to Work Zone Safety and Mobility Performance Measurement (FHWA Focus, November 2011)

Project Coordination

• NCHRP Synthesis 413: Techniques for Effective Highway Construction Projects in Congested Urban Areas

Public Information and Outreach

• FHWA Focus State Initiative: Developing Communication and Outreach Strategies for Work Zones - Workshop Proceedings (HTML, Word 294KB)
• National Work Zone Awareness Week: A Decade of Safety Success (FHWA Public Roads, March/April 2010)
• NCHRP Synthesis 413 Techniques for Effective Highway Construction Projects in Urban Areas (PDF 5.1MB)
• Surveys Help DOTs Boost Customer Satisfaction (FHWA Innovator, June/July 2008)
• Work Zone Public Information and Outreach Strategies (HTML, PDF 3.4MB)
• Work Zone Safety Brochures
  • Work Zone Safety for Drivers (HTML, PDF 304KB)
  • Trucking Safely Through Work Zones (HTML, PDF 160KB)

Regulation and Policy

• Final Rule on Advance Construction of Federal Aid Projects (23 CFR Part 630) (PDF 55KB)
• Highway Traffic and Construction Noise Final Rule (75 FR 39820) - Published in the Federal Register on July 13, 2010 (HTML, PDF 128KB)
• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• Temporary Traffic Control Devices Final Rule (Subpart K) (72 FR 68480) - Published in the Federal Register on December 5, 2007 (HTML, PDF 102KB)
• Work Zone Safety and Mobility Final Rule (Subpart J) (69 FR 54562) - Published in the Federal Register September 9, 2004 (HTML, PDF 100KB)

Research

• Compendium of Work Zone Research, Development, and Technology Transfer Projects - To obtain a copy of the Compendium, contact workzonepubs@fhwa.dot.gov.
• Dramatically Reducing Highway Construction Project Times: Suggestions for Research (1998) (HTML, PDF 49KB) - Summary of issues and research needs associated with dramatically reducing highway construction project times and the potential for research to help achieve such reductions.

Training

• Fact Sheet about NHI Certificate of Accomplishment in Work Zone Safety (PDF 32KB)
• Training Available From Work Zone Safety Grants Program
• Work Zone Training Compendium

Work Zone and Traffic Analysis

• A QuickZone Tailor-Made for Maryland (FHWA Focus, March 2001)
• AASHTO/FHWA Domestic Scan on Work Zone Assessment, Data Collection, and Performance Measurement (NCHRP 08-04)
  • Final Report (PDF 3.8MB)
  • Summary Report (HTML, PDF 66KB)
  • Brochure (HTML, PDF 1.9MB)
• Accelerating Urban Highway Rehabilitation with Construction Analysis Software (FHWA Focus, June 2006)
• Considering Work Zone Impacts Brochure (PDF 1.7MB)
• Construction Analysis Software Makes It Easier to Get In, Get Out, and Stay Out (FHWA Focus, October 2008)
• QuickZone (FHWA Public Roads, July/August 2001)
• QuickZone 2.0 Offers Improved Work Zone Planning (FHWA Focus, April 2005)
• Quick Zone Case Studies
  • Case Study Report: The Application of QuickZone in Eight Common Construction Projects (HTML, PDF 1.2MB)
  • Case Study Snapshot #1: I-40 Full Closure Feasibility Assessment
  • Case Study Snapshot #2: I-95 Operational Analysis for Lane Closures at Night
  • Case Study Snapshot #3: Responding to Public Concern about Delays during Bridge Repairs
  • Case Study Snapshot #4: Justifying the Additional Cost of Night Work in Nova Scotia
  • Case Study Snapshot #5: Cost-Effective Construction Phasing in Yosemite Valley
  • Case Study Snapshot #6: Preparing for Peak Tourist Season during Repaving Operations, Zion National Park
  • Case Study Snapshot #7: Cumulative Delay Analysis for Successive Work Zones on Beartooth Highway
  • Case Study Snapshot #8: Economic Impact of Work Zones with Lengthy Detours in Wyoming
• QuickZone: Modeling In the Zone (FHWA Public Roads, January/February 2008)
• Speed Management Information Resources
• Strategic Work Zone Analysis Tools (FHWA Public Roads, November/December 2000)
• Traffic Analysis Toolbox Offers New Guides to Work Zone Modeling and Simulation (FHWA Focus, July 2009)
• Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume VIII: Work Zone Modeling & Simulation: A Guide for Decision Makers (HTML, PDF 1.9MB)
• Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume IX: Work Zone Modeling and Simulation - A Guide for Analysts (HTML, PDF 15MB)
• Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume XII: Work Zone Traffic Analysis - Applications and Decision Framework (HTML, PDF 13MB)
  • Executive Summary (HTML, PDF 583KB)
• Treating Potential Back-of-Queue Safety Hazards
• Worker Safety and Visibility Brochure (HTML, PDF 160KB)
• Work Zone Analysis Leaflet (HTML, PDF 276KB)
• Work Zone Impacts Assessment: An Approach to Assess and Manage Work Zone Safety and Mobility Impacts of Road Projects (HTML, PDF 10MB)
• Work Zone Road User Costs - Concepts and Applications (HTML, PDF 2.9MB)

Work Zone Management Capability Maturity Framework (CMF)

• Utilizing the Work Zone Capability Maturity Framework During Work Zone Process Reviews (HTML PDF 337KB)

Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule (Subpart J)

• Assessing the Effectiveness of TMP Strategies (HTML, PDF 629 KB)
• Considering Work Zone Impacts Brochure (PDF 1.1MB)
• Developing and Implementing Transportation Management Plans for Work Zones (HTML, PDF 1.4MB)
• Fact Sheets on Three Key Aspects of the Rule
  • Work Zone Impacts Assessment (HTML, PDF 129KB)
  • Transportation Management Plans (TMPs) for Work Zones (HTML, PDF 104KB)
  • Public Information and Outreach Strategies for Work Zones (HTML, PDF 143KB)
• FHWA Provides Guidance on Implementing Updated Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule (FHWA Focus, November 2005)
• Guidance for Conducting Effective Work Zone Process Reviews (HTML, PDF 773KB)
• Implementing the Rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility (23 CFR 630 Subpart J) (HTML, PDF 1.3MB)
• Overview of background and key aspects of the Rule
  • Fact Sheet (HTML, PDF 112KB)
  • Brochure (HTML, PDF 163KB)
• Rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility (FHWA Public Roads, January/February 2006)
• To Lesson Work Zone Impacts: Try TMPs (FHWA Public Roads, September/October 2010)
• Work Zone Impacts Assessment: An Approach to Assess and Manage Work Zone Safety and Mobility Impacts of Road Projects (HTML, PDF 10MB)
• Work Zone Public Information and Outreach Strategies (HTML, PDF 3.4MB)

Work Zone Traffic Management

• Crashworthy Work Zone Traffic Control Devices
• Developing and Implementing Transportation Management Plans for Work Zones (HTML, PDF 1.4MB)
• Field Guide on Installation and Removal of Temporary Traffic Control for Safe Maintenance and Work Zone Operations (PDF 847KB)
• Guidance on Using Traffic Management Centers for Work Zone Management (HTML, PDF 1.6MB)
• Know Flagging Poster
• Know the Signs Poster
• Maintenance Work Zone Safety: Pocket Guide of MUTCD Guidance on Temporary Traffic Control (PDF 595KB)
• NCHRP IDEA Project 139: Sensing Methodology for Intelligent and Reliable Work-Zone Hazard Awareness (PDF 1.4MB)
• NCHRP Results Digest 339: Improving the Safety of Mobile Lane Closures
• Payment for Temporary Traffic Control Devices
• Pedestrians Checklist and Considerations for Temporary Traffic Control Zones
• Safe and Effective Use of Law Enforcement Personnel in Highway Work Zones:
  • Pocket Guide (HTML, PDF 575KB)
  • Addendum (HTML, PDF 575KB)
• Sample Transportation Management Plans and Templates (HTML, PDF 5.2MB)
  • TMP Template 1: Minor-to-Moderate Impacts (HTML, DOC 417KB)
  • TMP Template 2: Moderate-to-Major Impacts (HTML, DOC 517KB)
• Speed Management Information Resources
• Study on The Use of Uniformed Police Officers on Federal-Aid Highway Construction Projects
• Targeted Work Zone Engagement Framework Guidance Document (HTML, PDF 3.0MB)
• To Lesson Work Zone Impacts: Try TMPs (FHWA Public Roads, September/October 2010)
• Treating Potential Back-of-Queue Safety Hazards (PDF 3.4MB)
• Work Zone Impacts Assessment: An Approach to Assess and Manage Work Zone Safety and Mobility Impacts of Road Projects (HTML, PDF 10 MB)
• Work Zone Safety: Temporary Traffic Control for Maintenance Operations Brochure (PDF 283KB)

Worker Safety

• Field Guide for the Use and Placement of Shadow Vehicles in Work Zones
• Field Guide on Installation and Removal of Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) for Safe Maintenance and Work Zone Operations (PDF 845)
• High Visibility Apparel in Work Zones Pocket Guide (PDF 2.7MB)
• Increasing the Work Zone Worker's Visibility Through High-Visibility Safety Apparel Fact Sheet
• Know Flagging Poster
• Know the Blind Spots Poster
• Know the Signs Poster
• NCHRP IDEA Project 139: Sensing Methodology for Intelligent and Reliable Work-Zone Hazard Awareness (PDF 1.4MB)
• Safely Implementing Rolling Roadblocks for Short-term Highway Construction, Maintenance, and Utility Work Zones (HTML, PDF 648KB)
• Use of Exposure Control Measures
• Work Zone Positive Protection Toolbox (PDF 961KB)
• Work Zone Safety: Temporary Traffic Control for Maintenance Operations (PDF 283KB)
• Worker Safety and Visibility Brochure (HTML, PDF 160KB)