Work Zone Mobility and Safety Program
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Publications & Studies

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Best Practices
Construction Strategies
Contracting Strategies
Incident Management
ITS and Technology
Performance Measurement
Project Coordination
Public Information and Outreach
Regulation and Policy
Research
Training
Work Zone and Traffic Analysis
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.

PDF files can be viewed with the Acrobat® Reader®.

DOC files can be viewed with the Microsoft Word Viewer.

Best Practices

Construction Strategies

Accelerated Construction

Night Work/Off-Peak Work

Full Road Closure and Lane Closure

Positive Protection

Contracting Strategies

Alternate/Innovative Contracting

Contract and Contract Administration Resources

Project Delivery

Incident Management

ITS and Technology

Performance Measurement

Project Coordination

Public Information and Outreach

Regulation and Policy

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

Work Zone and Traffic Analysis

Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule (Subpart J)

Work Zone Traffic Management

Worker Safety

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