Featured State: Oregon

Topic: Monitoring of the Contractor’s Critical Path Method (CPM) Schedule

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National Traffic and Road Closure Information

Notification of the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Final Rule The final rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility was published in the Federal Register (69 FR 54562) on September 9, 2004 with an effective date of October...

Perfect Business Suitors - Contractor accommodates working community with fast-track paving - 9/21/2004
Link to article in August 2004 issue of Roads & Bridges magazine, Volume 42, Num. 8

Caltrans Demonstrates New Mobile Work Zone Protection Device - 9/21/2004
Caltrans, with support from FHWA, has created an innovative mobile work zone protection device known as the Balsi Beam that protects the flank of a work...

FHWA Public Roads: July/August 2004 - 9/7/2004
This issue focuses on megaprojects, with a number of work zone related articles.

FHWA Research and Technology Transporter: August 2004 - 9/7/2004
Articles include: New Guide Helps Engineers Manage Construction and Caltrans Demonstrates New Mobile Work Zone Protection Device

South Carolina DOT Study: Do kids on roadwork signs slow drivers? - 9/7/2004
Children of S.C. Department of Transportation workers are featured on signs in work zones throughout the state reminding drivers that the children's parents...

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 330: Public Benefits of Highway System Preservation and Maintenance - 9/7/2004
Document examines the current practices for identifying, measuring, and articulating the public benefits of highway system maintenance and operation,...

New York State Unveils New One-Stop Internet Web Site Providing Real-Time Construction and Road Condition Information - 9/7/2004
Direct link to Travel Information Gateway

Hoping to Ease Road Congestion at Nation's National Parks, Officials Offer Tips - 9/7/2004
The National Park Service is using tools like the Internet and e-mail, as well as other methods, to keep travelers aware of roadwork and delays. Link...

VDOT and Cities form Partnership to Manage Local Construction Programs - 8/16/2004
Link to Press Release on VDOT web site

FHWA Research and Technology Transporter: July 2004 - 8/16/2004
The July 2004 issue of the FHWA R&T; Transporter contains an article on Tips for Effective Communications in Work Zones

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