Improving Roadway Designs with Construction Line Traffic Safety

When roadway developers are looking for ways to improve the driving experience so that everyone arrives at their destination safely, traffic safety is a critical component of transportation planning objectives. Every year, more than 32,000 drivers, passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians are killed in traffic accidents in the United States, and hundreds of thousands more are injured or disabled. As a result, safety is a primary concern in roadway design, maintenance, and operation, so construction line traffic control comes to the rescue.

Enhancing Roadway Design

The nation's highways are routinely redesigned and upgraded to improve the safety and efficiency of private and commercial vehicle travelers. For decades, the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) has advised local, regional, and state governments on reducing highway fatalities and severe injuries. Unfortunately, raising construction funds to build new roads and improve existing ones takes time. The Federal Highway Administration's most popular recommendations include the following:

 

• Install Rumble Strips: Road engineers should install rumble strips on shoulders and center lines to warn motorists of lane departures by making a loud noise when tires hit the strip and cause the vehicle to vibrate. According to studies, since the installation of rumble strips, the number of sideswipe crashes and head-on collisions caused by traffic approaching from the opposite direction has decreased by 14% nationwide. The addition of rumble strips has also resulted in a 38% decrease in "run off the road" crashes on freeways and an 18% decrease in rural roads.

 

• Roads with Safety Edges Should Be Redesigned:  Installing a roadway safety is an efficient paving design built with a 35-degree slope along the road's outer edge. The addition of the safety edge and blue line traffic control reduces the possibility of the wheel inadvertently falling over the edge of the road, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and causing a rollover crash. With the installation of this safety edge design on many highways and roadways across the United States and in Texas, untold numbers of horrific car accidents have been avoided.

Improving Traffic Flow

• Promoting Flexible Work Hours: Texas encourages businesses to develop flexible working hours to reduce traffic congestion, road anxiety, and excessive fuel consumption. The goal is to reduce the number of workers who must travel to their workplace by car or truck during rush hour. This can be accomplished by changing the business's work schedule and encouraging employees to ride scooters and bicycles or take public transportation.

 

• Promoting Incident-Related Roadway Clearance: As if heavily congested traffic wasn't enough to slow traffic to a crawl, a minor fender-bender or vehicle breakdown could bring traffic to a halt. As a result, the road must be cleared as soon as possible. According to studies, more than 10% of all traffic jams are caused by a minor incident on the road.

About Blue Line Off- Duty's Service:

Our mission at Blue Line Off Duty is to keep you, your crew, and commuters safe on the road. As a result, we provide off-duty police officers in Texas for Blue Line traffic service. We are a trusted provider of off-duty police officers in Texas specializing in traffic control and safety during road construction. We can quickly provide coverage for your crew year-round because we have access to a large database of off-duty police officers. We have 40 years of industry experience and a large network of off-duty police officers that we can easily dispatch anywhere in Texas. Since the safety of your crew on the road is critical, we ensure that each officer has been trained by the National Highway Institute in work zone safety and complies with state traffic laws to ensure the safety of your workers and equipment. Construction line traffic safety is the primary concern, so contact Blue Line Off Duty.