01099850

Component

https://doi.org/10.3141/2055-06

http://scholar.google.com...+Rea&publication_year=2008

Semipermanent, high-mast pole-mounted lighting for nighttime road work construction and maintenance was implemented based on an installation along Interstate 90 in Albany, New York. The high-mast lighting system met state lighting performance specifications. There were no recorded accidents at the site during the construction period. Although that result is largely attributable to roadway closures allowed during part of the project, consensus of the contractor and transportation agency is that the lighting increased safety. The cost of the high-mast lighting system was approximately 16% higher than the estimated cost of the portable light towers. Despite the higher estimated cost of the high-mast lighting system, the economic and societal benefits seem considerable in this particular location, an urban, heavily traveled throughway. In particular, this lighting method probably shortened the time required for the construction, reducing the amount of risk to workers and drivers and reducing traffic delays for motorists. This paper identifies projects where this lighting technique might be appropriate.

01114242

English

pp 49-52

2008

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309113250

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References (9) ; Tables (3)

High mast lighting; Lighting columns; Night; Road construction; Traffic characteristics; Traffic delays; Traffic flow; Work zone safety; Work zone traffic control

Albany (New York)

Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; I60: Maintenance; I73: Traffic Control

TRIS, TRB

Jan 29 2008 2:25PM

• Application of Road Visibility Information System to Winter Maintenance
• Automated Speed Photo Enforcement Effects on Speeds in Work Zones
• Benefit–Cost Analysis of Weather Information for Winter Maintenance: A Case Study
• Current Asset Management Practices Applied to Pavement Markings
• Decision Tree for Pretreatments for Winter Maintenance
• Development of New Performance Measure for Winter Maintenance by Using Vehicle Speed Data
• Development of Traffic Delay Assessment Tool for Short-Term Closures on Urban Freeways
• Dynamic Late Lane Merge System at Freeway Construction Work Zones
• Effects of Adverse Weather on Traffic Crashes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
• Methodology for Computing Delay and User Costs in Work Zones
• Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity Inspection Data: A Weibull Analysis
• Performance Evaluation of Semipermanent High-Mast Lighting for Highway Construction Projects
• Recycling of Salt-Contaminated Storm Water Runoff for Brine Production at Virginia Department of Transportation Road-Salt Storage Facilities
• Review and Development of Recommended Minimum Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity Levels
• Scheduling Work Zones for Highway Maintenance Projects: Considering a Discrete Time–Cost Relation