A Read to Consider…A Procedure for Assessing and Planning Nighttime Highway Construction and Maintenance – NCHRP Report 475

Preface: Increasingly, it is becoming necessary to conduct construction and maintenance on operational highways while the highway continues to carry its normal traffic volume, or close to its normal volume. The public and community often expect that such work will result in little or no disruption to normal travel patterns and not limit access to land use along the highway corridor. There is also increasing concern for the safety of the traveling public and workers at highway work sites. In addition, highway agencies are under increasing pressure to complete the work in a manner that addresses quality, cost, and scheduling criteria, enabling construction and repair workers to “get in, get out, and stay out.” (more…)