Research & Innovation

Visual Warning System for Worker Safety on Roadside Work-zones

Status:  Complete
Report Date:  08/25/2016

Summary:

To improve work zone safety, researchers developed and tested a prototype system that detects and locates workers in a work zone. The system uses dedicated short range communications-based equipment to communicate worker locations to monitors inside construction equipment, and to automatically change variable message signs that alert passing drivers.

Final Deliverables:

• Report #2016-27
• Research Summary

Related Materials:

Related Research:

• Work Zone Intrusion Mobile Application