Best Practices
Work Zone Operations Best
Practice Guidebook
Keyword-searchable guide to nationwide best practices in areas
such as prediction modeling and impact assessment, planning and programming,
contracting and bidding procedures, project design, public relations/outreach,
and many others.
Work Zone Mobility and
Safety Fact Sheets
Snapshots of information on activities for improving mobility
and safety in our nation's construction and maintenance of work zones,
including lessons-learned, new products/initiatives, and best practices.
Other Best Practice Resources
- A Guide for Reducing Work Zone Collisions – This National Cooperative Highway Research Program report is part of the Guidance series for implementation of the American Association of State Highways and Transportation Officials Strategic Highway Safety Plan.
- Colorado Work Zones Best Practices Safety Guide - Colorado provides a guide with information and tools needed to enhance compliance with industry best practices.
- Best Practices For Project Construction Streamlining - Report by the Minnesota Local Road Research Board that examines means of speeding the roadway and highway construction cycle.
- NCHRP Report 574: Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction (PDF, 7.57MB) - This report explores approaches to cost estimation and management designed to overcome the root causes of cost escalation and to support the development of consistent and accurate project estimates through all phases of the development process, from long-range planning, through priority programming, and through project design.
- Work Zone Safety Brochures - Five brochures produced by the FHWA Office of Safety
- Highway Work Zones: Smarter and Safer - Article in the June 2007 issue of Better Roads Magazine. This article provides examples of how some states are using intelligent transportation systems to enable safer and more easily navigable work zones.
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