Evaluation of rumble strips and police presence as speed control measures in highway work zones

Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 267-275

  Zech, Wesley C ^a   Mohan, Satish ^b   Dmochowski, Jacek ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University of New York   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Highway construction; Safety; Traffic speed; Workspace

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; RUMBLE STRIPS; TRAFFIC SPEED; WORKSPACE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ASPHALT; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PASSENGER CARS; PAVEMENTS; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SPEED CONTROL;

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

EID: 27744473892     PISSN: 10840680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0680(2005)10:4(267)     Document Type: Article

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