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Work zone intelligent transportation systems (ITS) involve the use of a broad range of communications-based information and electronics technologies to enhance transportation and improve safety and mobility in and around work zones. The systems are portable and temporary in most cases, although some deployments may use either existing fixed infrastructure or become a permanent system. Recently, an implementation guide was developed to aid public agencies, design consultants, construction firms, and industry with respect to work zone ITS design, deployment and operation. Work zone ITS is one possible operational strategy of many potential solutions that an agency can include in a transportation management plan (TMP). This paper summarizes the information in that guide, describing the key steps for successfully implementing ITS in work zones. The paper helps illustrate how a systems engineering process should be applied to determine the feasibility and design of work zone ITS for a given application, regardless of its scale, by walking through the key phases, from project concept through operation. These steps include assessment of needs; concept development and feasibility; detailed system planning and design; procurement; system deployment; and system operation, maintenance, and evaluation.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AHB55 Work Zone Traffic Control.

01550057

15-4627

English

18p

2015

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Guidelines; Intelligent transportation systems; ITS program applications; Plan implementation; Work zone traffic control; Work zones

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-4627

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 1:32PM