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Practices in controlling and protecting pedestrians in work zones are investigated in this paper. The information presented is based on research conducted in the development of the report "Work Zone Traffic Management Synthesis: Work Zone Pedestrian Protection" (Report No. DTFH61-88-X-00007-3, FHWA, Dec. 1988). The findings and recommendations are based on interviews, literature review, and field observations of highway, building construction, and maintenance projects in several cities. Good practice in protecting pedestrians in work zones is sporadic. Many cities, including high population centers, have no documented and comprehensive pedestrian safety standards for contractors to follow. Improvement of Part VI of the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways" (MUTCD) (FHWA, 1984), to include information on how to accommodate and protect pedestrians in work sites, has the greatest potential for promoting good practice. Ideas for such improvement are presented.

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Construction sites; Field studies; Guides to the literature; Interviewing; Literature reviews; Pedestrian safety; Recommendations; Work zone traffic control

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods; I73: Traffic Control

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• ACCIDENTS AT ENTRANCE RAMPS IN LONG-TERM CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES
• BENEFIT-COST ASSESSMENT OF THE UTILITY OF ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR SNOW AND ICE CONTROL
• EFFECTIVENESS OF STEADY-BURN LIGHTS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN TANGENT SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY WORK ZONES
• EFFECTS OF DEICING SALT ON OVERSTORY VEGETATION IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN
• INTEGRATION OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INTO GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• MAXIMIZING LEGIBILITY OF TRAFFIC SIGNS IN CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES
• OPTIMUM MAINTENANCE STANDARDS FOR ROADS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• SPEED-REDUCTION PATTERNS OF VEHICLES IN A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE
• STEADY-BURN LIGHTS IN HIGHWAY WORK ZONES: FURTHER RESULTS OF STUDY IN OHIO