Work Zones

Acknowledgements

This volume of NCHRP Report 500 was developed under NCHRP Project 17-18(3), the product of which is a series of implementation guides addressing the emphasis areas of AASHTO's Strategic Highway Safety Plan. The project was managed by CH2M HILL, and the co-principal investigators were Kevin Slack of CH2M HILL and Ron Pfefer. Timothy Neuman of CH2M HILL served as the overall project director for the team. Kelly Hardy, also of CH2M HILL, served as a technical specialist on the development of the guides.

The project team was organized around the specialized technical content contained in each guide and the overall team included nationally recognized experts from many organizations. The following team of experts, selected based on their knowledge of work zones, served as lead authors for the work zone guide:

  • Nicholas D. Antonucci
    CH2MHILL
  • Kelly K. Hardy
    CH2MHILL
  • James E. Bryden
    Highway Safety Engineer

Development of the volumes of NCHRP Report 500 utilized the resources and expertise of many professionals from around the country and overseas. Through research, workshops, and actual demonstration of the guides by agencies, the resulting documents represent best practices in each emphasis area. The project team is grateful to the following list of people and their agencies for supporting the project by providing material, participating in workshops and meetings, and providing input and comments during the development of the work zone guide:

Broward County, Florida
Lee Billingsley

Federal Highway Administration
Karen Croysdale
Kerry Perrillo
Mike Robinson
Tracy Scriba

Missouri Department of Transportation
Ronald Morris
Scott Stotlemeyer

Deja Program Development
Larry Christensen

Georgia Department of Transportation
Norm Cressman

Ohio Department of Transportation
Dave Holstein

Oregon Department of Transportation
Anne Holder

Virginia Department of Transportation
Reginald Moseley

Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Thomas Notbohm

South Carolina Department of Transportation
John Gaither

Virginia Transportation Research Council
Michael Fontaine

Texas Transportation Institute
Gerald Ullman

Wilbur Smith Associates
Wilma Magyar

The authors would also like to thank the following people for their input and assistance in the development of this guide:

  • Raghavan Srinivasan, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center
  • Kavita Boddu, CH2M HILL
  • Taylor Fleet, CH2M HILL
  • Mary Gute, CH2M HILL
  • Tim Page, CH2M HILL.