| Title: |
Examination of the Current Practice of Lighting in Virginia: Nighttime Work Zones and Improving Safety through the Development of Nighttime Lighting Specifications |
| Contact: |
Benjamin H. Cottrell, Jr.
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| Project No.: |
105582 |
| Target Date: |
09/22/2017 |
| Abstract: |
As traffic increases on U.S. roads, more construction activities are occuring at night when volumes are lower but travel speeds tend to be greater. Approximately 40 percent of all work-zone crashes occurred at night in 2011
The purpose of this project is to:
· Evaluate current nighttime work-zone lighting practices used on limited-access highways and primary route work zones, and
· Develop effective nighttime work-zone lighting requirements in Virginia.
The results of this research effort will be implemented through the development of new specifications and a modification of the 2011 Virginia Work Area Protection Manual, thus changing and improving existing practices for lighting nighttime work zones in Virginia.
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