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In the United States road work could also mean any work conducted in close proximity of travel way (thoroughfare) such as utility work or work on power lines (i.e. telephone poles). The general term of road work is known as work zone. Roadworks can, however, also happen when a major accident occurs and road debris from the crash needs to be ...
Maintenance of traffic (MOT), also known as temporary traffic control or temporary traffic management, [1] is a process of establishing of a work zone, providing related transportation management and temporary traffic control on streets and highways right-of-way. This process does not apply to law enforcement officers.
The highest posted speed limit in the country is 85 mph (137 km/h) and can be found only on Texas State Highway 130, a toll road that bypasses the Austin metropolitan area for long-distance traffic. A standard sign indicating a speed limit of 80 mph (129 km/h), a night-time speed limit of 65 mph (105 km/h), and a truck speed limit of 55 mph (89 ...
The ceaseless noise, staggering winds and two-ton vehicles speeding just feet away can be terrifying for highway workers in Texas work zones. With the Texas population continuing to grow, more and ...
End work zone speed limit. R2-13 End variable speed limit. R2-14 ... End (plaque) (if a road work blocked road) M4-9R Detour Right Arrow. M4-9L Detour Left Arrow. M4-9aR
In 2010 there were 37,476 injuries in work zones; about 20,000 of those were to construction workers. [47] Causes of road work site injuries included being struck by objects, trucks or mobile equipment (35%), falls or slips (20%), overexertion (15%), transportation incidents (12%), and exposure to harmful substances or environments (5%).
Fatal crashes related to construction zones have increased by 53% in California since 2010, according to Caltrans.
Six highway workers in Maryland died Wednesday after a car entered a work zone and struck them, state police said. The crash at the inner loop of Interstate 695, known as the Baltimore Beltway ...