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Benefits: Work Zone Management (MC06)

52 unique benefits found.

Field Study Using Speed Trailer With Red and Blue Lights Resulted in Over 50 Percent Speed Reduction in a Work Zone in the St. Louis Region During Daytime and Nighttime.
Date Posted: 03/31/2023 | Source Date:
Artificial Intelligence based Roadway Safety and Work Zone Detection Technology in Nevada Uncovered 20 Percent More Crashes Than Previously Reported and Reduced Crash Response Times by Nine to Ten Minutes on Average.
Date Posted: 04/21/2022 | Source Date:
Smart Work Zone (SWZ) systems can detect congestion, display travel times, and recommend alternate routes. Benefit-to-cost ratios range from 10:1 to 12:1.
Date Posted: 09/18/2019 | Source Date:
Truck-mounted radar speed signs were effective in reducing traffic speeds by 5 to 23 percent versus reductions of 4 to 8 percent in work zones without them.
Date Posted: 08/28/2017 | Source Date:
Expanding permanent DMS operations to include information on I-70 work zones has a benefit-to-cost ratio of 6.9:1.
Date Posted: 02/23/2015 | Source Date:
A work zone queue warning system at the I-70/I-57 interchange reduced queuing crashes by 14 percent and injury crashes by 11 percent.
Date Posted: 12/19/2014 | Source Date:
A dynamic late lane merge system decreased vehicle stops by 47 percent at a highway work zone in southern Michigan.
Date Posted: 12/17/2013 | Source Date:
A dynamic late lane merge system reduced vehicle emissions by 15.7 percent at a highway work zone in southern Michigan.
Date Posted: 12/17/2013 | Source Date:
A simulation model used to manage work zone mobility reduced delay; saved travelers more than $1.63 million per day during reconstruction at the I-75/I-96 interchange in Detroit.
Date Posted: 08/19/2013 | Source Date:
In North Carolina, Portable Traffic-Monitoring Devices found to provide a cost-effective and safe means of recording speed and traffic counts in work zones.
Date Posted: 08/19/2013 | Source Date:
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