1. FHWA Work Zone Safety Grants Utility Work Zone Safety Guidelines and Training Tapan Datta, Ph.D., P.E., WSU-Transportation Research Group Professor and Grant Project Manager FHWA Contract No. DTFH61-06-G-00006 Progress Presentation September 2008

2. Major Accomplishments: Meetings and Presentations First Local Focus Group Meeting on November 29, 2006 First Local Focus Group Meeting on November 29, 2006 First National Focus Group Meeting on January 23, 2007 First National Focus Group Meeting on January 23, 2007 Second Local Focus Group Meeting on September 7, 2007 Second Local Focus Group Meeting on September 7, 2007 Second National Focus Group Meeting on January 15, 2008 Second National Focus Group Meeting on January 15, 2008 Presentation of UWZ Project in the “Power Talk Session” at ATSSA 38 th Annual Convention and Traffic Expo in New Orleans, LA on February 10, 2008 Presentation of UWZ Project in the “Power Talk Session” at ATSSA 38 th Annual Convention and Traffic Expo in New Orleans, LA on February 10, 2008 Presentation to Edison Electric Institute during Spring Conference in Louisville, KY on April 29, 2008 Presentation to Edison Electric Institute during Spring Conference in Louisville, KY on April 29, 2008

3. Major Accomplishments: Submittals State-of-the-Art and State-of-the-Practice Reviews State-of-the-Art and State-of-the-Practice Reviews Gap Study and Needs Assessment Gap Study and Needs Assessment Utility Work Zone Traffic Control Curriculum Utility Work Zone Traffic Control Curriculum Utility Work Zone Traffic Control Guidelines Utility Work Zone Traffic Control Guidelines

4. Utility Work Zone Traffic Control Curriculum Management and Safety Officials’ Training Program Management and Safety Officials’ Training Program –Approximately 3 hours –Includes: Welcome, Housekeeping and Introductions Welcome, Housekeeping and Introductions Pre-Test Pre-Test Why Follow the Guideline? Why Follow the Guideline? Utility Work Zone Traffic Control and Safety / Positive Guidance / Driver Expectancy Utility Work Zone Traffic Control and Safety / Positive Guidance / Driver Expectancy Agencywide Safety Culture – What? Why? How? Agencywide Safety Culture – What? Why? How? Training, Knowledge Retention and Retraining Issues Training, Knowledge Retention and Retraining Issues Question and Answer Question and Answer

5. Utility Workers, Foremen, and Supervisors Training Utility Workers, Foremen, and Supervisors Training –Approximately 3 hours –Includes: Introduction to the Guideline Introduction to the Guideline Recommended Traffic Control Devices and Why? Recommended Traffic Control Devices and Why? Suggested Traffic Control Plans / Pedestrian Issues Suggested Traffic Control Plans / Pedestrian Issues How Do You Select a Proper Traffic Control Plan? How Do You Select a Proper Traffic Control Plan? Case Study - In-Class Exercises Case Study - In-Class Exercises Demonstration of Software Program Demonstration of Software Program Question and Answer Question and Answer Post-Test and Course Evaluation Post-Test and Course Evaluation Utility Work Zone Traffic Control Curriculum Cont.

6. Major Accomplishments: Software Development 2 Software Programs 2 Software Programs –Drag-and-Drop Software Used for In-Class Exercise with series of Example Problems Used for In-Class Exercise with series of Example Problems –Temporary Traffic Control Plan (TTCP) Selection Software Used to determine appropriate Typical TTCP for site-specific conditions Used to determine appropriate Typical TTCP for site-specific conditions

8. Plan Selection Software (Part Shown)

9. Example Output

11. Major Accomplishments: Training Conducted 2 Pilot Training Sessions Conducted 2 Pilot Training Sessions –Detroit, MI on March 20, 2008 –Hanover, MD on April 22, 2008 Conducted 4 Train-the-Trainer Sessions Conducted 4 Train-the-Trainer Sessions –Tempe, AZ on May 14, 2008 –Dallas, TX on June 19, 2008 –West Conshohocken, PA on July 17, 2008 –Gahanna, OH on August 21, 2008

12. Training Program Results Program Registrations Location# Registrants Detroit66 Hanover47 Tempe34 Dallas40 Pre- and Post-Test Results Location Pre-Test Average Post-Test Average Improvement Detroit55.0%67.4%13.0% Hanover49.0%61.6%14.3% Tempe53.9%65.0%10.6% Dallas51.5%63.3%14.5%

13. Program Evaluation Results 4.24.14.34.24.1Dallas 4.2 4.14.2 Tempe 3.9 4.03.84.0Hanover 3.8 3.93.7 Detroit 54321 For Session no. Location Management and Safety Officials Module Average Score out of 5 4.64.24.4 4.3Dallas 4.84.44.5 4.44.3Tempe 4.23.9 3.8 3.7Hanover 4.14.03.8 Detroit 11109876 For Session no. Location Utility Workers, Foremen, and Supervisors Module Average Score out of 5

14. Thank You