1. Highway 125 Night Work Making Work Zones Work Better Workshop Gerard Kennedy, P.Eng. Nova Scotia Department of Transportation & Public Works

2. Night Work = Safety Concerns

3. Hwy 125 Night Work  Project Background  Specification Development  Traffic Management

4. Hwy 125 Night Work  Project Background  Specification Development  Traffic Management

5. Province of Nova Scotia

6. Highway 125

7. EXIT 6 EXIT 7 EXIT 8 EXIT 9 CB Regional Hospital 100 Series : 2 lane/ 2 way Total Length :11.2 Km Cold Planing : 110,000 m 2 Paving : 33,000 t (including PMA) Guardrail : 3500 m Highway 125

8. Hwy 125 - Traffic Volumes  AADT = 21,000 veh/day  ADT (Summer) = 25,000 veh/day  Daytime Hourly = 1000 to 2200 veh/hr  Peak Flow > 2300 veh/hr

9. Hwy 125 Night Work  Project Background  Specification Development  Traffic Management

10. Information Gathering

12. Night Work Specification Work periods Planning Training Signing Channelization Devices Traffic Control Persons Workers Work Vehicles Lighting Site Maintenance

13. Night Work Specification Work periods Planning Training Signing Channelization Devices Traffic Control Persons Workers Work Vehicles Lighting Site Maintenance

15. 5:30 AM 9:00 PM 750 No Lane Closures 8.5 Hrs Work

16. 6:00 AM 7:00 PM No Lane Closures 11 Hrs Work

17. Night Work Specification Work periods Planning Training Signing Channelization Devices Traffic Control Persons Workers Work Vehicles Lighting Site Maintenance

18. Nighttime Work Plan  Traffic control  Emergency vehicles  Temporary markings  Lighting design  PPE requirements  Training plans  Noise reduction

19. Lighting Design Tower Layout

20. Lighting Design Lamp Aiming

21. Lighting Design TCP Lighting

22. Night Work Specification Work periods Planning Training Signing Channelization Devices Traffic Control Persons Workers Work Vehicles Lighting Site Maintenance

23. Night Work Training  Night work hazards  Vision  Visibility  Reflective Materials  PPE & site Req’mts

25. Night Work Training – Site

26. Night Work Specification Work periods Planning Training Signing Channelization Devices Traffic Control Persons Workers Work Vehicles Lighting Site Maintenance

28. 1.5 m

31. Night Work Specification Work periods Planning Training Signing Channelization Devices Traffic Control Persons Workers Work Vehicles Lighting Site Maintenance

34. 12 M Max

36. Night Work Specification Work periods Planning Training Signing Channelization Devices Traffic Control Persons Workers Work Vehicles Lighting Site Maintenance

38. 5 m

40. Night Work Specification Work periods Planning Training Signing Channelization Devices Traffic Control Persons Workers Work Vehicles Lighting Site Maintenance

43. “Standard” Vest

46. High-Visibility Vest

48. “Yellow” Trim “Silver” Trim

49. Night Work Specification Work periods Planning Training Signing Channelization Devices Traffic Control Persons Workers Work Vehicles Lighting Site Maintenance

54. Night Work Specification Work periods Planning Training Signing Channelization Devices Traffic Control Persons Workers Work Vehicles Lighting Site Maintenance

55. Lighting Levels Level 1 : General Site Lighting – min 59 lux (Safety) Level 2 : Behind the Paver – min 108 lux (Workmanship) Level 3 : T C Person – min 215 lux (High Visibility/Detailed Work)

59. Illumination Levels – 2 Lanes

61. Illumination Levels – Spreader

65. Night Work Specification Work periods Planning Training Signing Channelization Devices Traffic Control Persons Workers Work Vehicles Lighting Site Maintenance

66. ATSSA “Guidelines for Work Zone Traffic Control Devices”

67. Site Inspection

68. Hwy 125 Night Work  Project Background  Specification Development  Traffic Management

69. Traffic Management Restricted Work Periods Emergency Vehicle Passage Variable Message Signs Media Announcements Toll Free Information Line

70. Traffic Management Restricted Work Periods Emergency Vehicle Passage Variable Message Signs Media Announcements Toll Free Information Line

71. Traffic Management Restricted Work Periods Emergency Vehicle Passage Variable Message Signs Media Announcements Toll Free Information Line

72. Emergency Vehicle Passage  Emergency Services Meeting  Dedicated Site Contact  Traffic Control & Site Communications

74. Traffic Management Restricted Work Periods Emergency Vehicle Passage Variable Message Signs Media Announcements Toll Free Information Line

76. Typical VMS Messages

79. Traffic Management Restricted Work Periods Emergency Vehicle Passage Variable Message Signs Media Announcements Toll Free Information Line

80. Regular Newspaper Updates

81. Traffic Management Restricted Work Periods Emergency Vehicle Passage Variable Message Signs Media Announcements Toll Free Information Line

84. Traffic Management - Success Trips during construction > 1.5 million Delay & work zone related complaints = 0

85. ? Questions ?

86. Contact Information Gerard Kennedy, P.Eng. Project Engineer Nova Scotia Dept. of Transportation & Public Works P.O. Box 1180 Sydney, N.S. Canada B1P 6J9 kennedge@gov.ns.ca Tel (902) 563-2518 Fax (902) 563-2517