Implementation of the final rule on work zone safety and mobility
Subtitle: final report
By: Tom McDonald, Jon Wiegand, and Tom Maze.
Contributors: Iowa State University. Center for Transportation Research and Education.
Publisher: Center for Transportation Research and Education, Iowa State University
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 53
Subjects: Roads -- Design and construction -- Safety regulations; Road construction workers -- Safety regulations
Description: The Federal Highway Administration published the final rule updating 23 CFR 630 Subpart J in September 2004. The revised rule requires agencies using federal funding to address both safety and mobility in planning and construction of roadway improvements. The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) requested the assistance of the Center for Transportation and Research in developing guidance for a policy and procedures to comply with the final rule. This report describes an in-depth examination of current Iowa DOT project development processes for all types of improvements, including maintenance, as well as a detailed characterization of work zone impact considerations throughout project completion. To comply with both the letter and perceived intent of the final rule on safety and mobility, the report features a suggested work zone policy statement and suggested revisions in the Iowa DOT project development processes, including a definition of the key element: significant projects.
Notes: "December 2007."

Final report

Also available on the Internet at: http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/reports/final-wz-rule.pdf

Preparation of this repor twas financed in part through funds provided by the Iowa Department of Transportation through its research management agreement with the Center for Transportation Research and Education, CTRE Project 06-244.