MPC
Project Details

Title:	Modeling, Analysis and Evaluation of Urban Arterial Work Zone
Principal Investigators:	Amiy Varma
University:	North Dakota State University
Status:	Terminated
Year:	2010-11
Project #:	MPC-349
RH Display ID:	12637
Keywords:	arterial highways, human factors in crashes, mobility, vehicle miles of travel, work zone safety, work zone traffic control

Abstract

Increased VMT, increased need for maintenance and rehabilitation, short construction period, resulting impact on network operation and congestion, and safety-sensitive nature of work zone, has made work zone mobility and safety in urban areas in the Mountain Plains region an important and continuing emphasis. North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) has developed policies to deal with work zone safety and mobility. Much research work has been done to understand the impact of freeway work zones. Some research has been done for issues related to closure of a bridge. The work for understanding the urban arterial work zones is lacking. The geometry, number of alternative routes, and controls for urban arterials are different from those of freeways, which make decision-making more challenging. Moreover, there is a need to develop, implement, and maintain work zone assessment and management procedures for any project in urban area which exceeds an estimated $3,000,000 in cost and is on the urban regional system that either goes through a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) boundary or city over 25,000 in population. This project will extend the capabilities of the state DOT and city traffic engineering departments in dealing with urban arterial work zones and in developing, implementing and maintaining work zone assessment and management procedures for the same.