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Goals of the Work Zone Traffic Control ReviewWord Version (56 kb) | PDF Version (20 kb) Each year .......... staff, along with FHWA, perform Program Quality Reviews (PQR) in various program areas. This year, the area of work zone traffic control was selected for review. The goal of the review is to identify aspects of work zone traffic control, through discussions from field personnel, that work and aspects that need improvement. In addition, the effectiveness of .......... quality assurance program will be discussed to identify areas that work well and areas that need improvement. Input from these discussions will be used to improve project plans, specifications as well as .......... quality assurance procedures. This review is not a compliance review. Instead, .......... Staff and FHWA have the goal to utilize the experiences from field personnel to improve the work zone traffic control program to best facilitate the safest environment possible for the traveling public. 1997 ........../FHWA Program Quality Review
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What additional training is needed?
How could they be improved.
How can they be improved?
What improvements could be made to make them more effective?
How could the specification be improved?
How could the specification be improved?
How are deficiencies corrected?
What additional training is needed?
How do they work?
How could the specification be improved to keep the clear zone safe?
How are the upstream ends protected from traffic (sand barrels, GREATCZ, TMA's etc)?
DATE: November 2, 1997
FROM:
TO: Quality Improvement Council
SUBJECT: Construction - Annual Program Quality Review (PQR) for 1997 on Work Zone Traffic Control
PQR FOCUS: The subject PQR was designed to identify aspects of work zone traffic control that work well and aspects that could be improved through discussions with field personnel. This PQR was initiated to satisfy the requirements of 23 CFR part 630 and as a means to find ways to improve the work zone traffic control aspect of ..........'s construction program. The review included discussions about project plans, M&S standards, specifications, as well as the contractor's and ..........'s quality control and quality assurance procedures.
TEAM MEMBERS:
Core members of the review:
Other people that assisted in conducting the review:
DATES AND LOCATIONS: The subject PQR consisted of visiting 11 projects thought out the state. The projects selected for the review were intended to give a good cross-section of the various types of projects encountered by .......... The following table summarizes the specific projects visited as part of this review:
PRQ # | Date Time | Reg. | Project # | RE | PE |
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1 | May 7 1:00 p.m. | 2 | |||
2 | June 4 8:00 a.m. | 6 | |||
3 | June 11 8:00 a.m. | 6 | |||
4 | June 17 9:00 a.m. | 5 | |||
5 | June 18 8:00 a.m. | 3 | |||
6 | June 25 9:30 a.m. | 3 | |||
7 | July 9 9:30 a.m. | 2 | |||
8 | July 16 1:00 p.m. | 1 | |||
9 | July 23 9:00 a.m. | 4 | |||
10 | August 6 9:00 a.m. | 1 | |||
11 | July 12 10:00 a.m. | 4 |
RESULTS: The work zone traffic control PQR resulted in several findings and recommendations which are detailed below.
FUTURE REVIEWS: To be determined. However, given the recommendation in item one, it is expected that the next work zone traffic control PQR will not be for another three or four years.
PERSON PREPARING THIS REPORT: .........., FHWA
ATTACHMENTS: None
Joe Huerta
Resource Center (Baltimore)
410-962-2298
E-mail Joe