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Work Zone Safety: Effective Practices Reference Guide
| Research Area | Work zone safety |
| Responsible Council / Committee | Chief Engineers' Council Road Safety Standing Committee |
| Related TAC publications | Synthesis of Practices for Work Zone Speed Management (2005) |
| Expected Start Date | TBD |
| Expected Duration | |
| Total Funding Estimate | $165,000 |
| Project Funding Partners to Date | City of Calgary; Alberta Transportation; Ministry of Transportation, Ontario; Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation; Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works; Ville de Montréal; Ministère des transports du Québec; City of Winnipeg; Saskatchewan Highways and Infrastructure |
| Staff Contact | Sarah Wells |
Abstract
The development of a reference guide has been recommended to assist practitioners in managing traffic safely through work zones.
Key tasks will include:
- Reviewing existing municipal and provincial work zone practices used throughout Canada, with a focus on driver, worker and vulnerable road user safety,
- Reviewing existing municipal and provincial work zone safety guides from the US, Canada, Europe and Australia, with a focus on driver, worker and vulnerable road user safety, and
- Developing a reference guide summarizing the municipal and provincial work zone effective practices for driver, worker and vulnerable road user safety.
The guide would be sensitive to road classification and traffic volumes.
It is expected that the reference guide will require regular updates and, as part of the work, a cost-effective process for updating it on a three-year cycle would be recommended
Major deliverables of this project will be Work Zone Safety: Effective Practices Reference Guides, in English and French.