Every Day Counts: Smarter Work Zones- Free 2 Hour Seminar

EDC Exchange for Local and Tribal Agencies

Smarter Work Zones
June 23, 2016
2pm – 4pm

(See location and registration links below)

Work zones are responsible for over 130 injuries, one fatality, and 10 percent of all congestion each day. One option for addressing these issues is to implement Smarter Work Zones (SWZs).  SWZs utilize innovative strategies to better coordinate construction projects and/or deploy innovative technology applications to dynamically manage and minimize work zone safety and mobility impacts.  SWZ techniques can improve safety and mobility for travelers, reduce schedule delays due to conflicts between projects, reduce overall operating costs to agencies, and increase the satisfaction of the traveling public, business owners, nearby residences, and politicians.

Examples of ways in which local and tribal agencies can benefit from SWZs include:

• Developing a process to better track when and where all projects that impact travel in a region are occurring, regardless of whether they are due to work by the local agency, utility company, or private developer;
• Implementing work zone intelligent transportation systems (ITS) such as those that monitor and disseminate travel times along routes approaching work zones, allowing motorists to better choose alternate routes.

FHWA has collected and developed a number of example policies, practices, and tools to help agencies implement SWZs. This EDC Exchange will present success stories from local agencies using SWZ project coordination and technology application strategies to improve safety and mobility in and around work zones within their jurisdictions.  It will also include discussions on planning and implementing SWZ within your region.  This Exchange will be of interest to local and tribal agencies involved with or interested in implementing SWZ.

 Please join FHWA, the Virginia ocal Technical Assistance Program Center and the Virginia Department of Transportation for a presentation on Smarter Work Zones via a live webinar on June 23, 2016 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET.

The following are locations for your participation:

 Suffolk, VA
VDOT District Training Center
1700 North Main St., Suffolk, VA 23434
Windsor Room
Register

Fairfax, VA
4975 Alliance Dr.
Fairfax, VA 22030
Accotink Room
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Richmond, VA
Federal Building
400 N 8^th St., Suite 750
Richmond, VA 23219
FHWA conference room
(Bring picture ID)
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(VDOT registrants must sign up through the Virtual Campus)