What are the most effective strategies for managing traffic during road construction?

The Traffic Management Plan shall provide the alternate routes to divert the traffic. Provide early information to road-users, for effective as well as efficient management of traffic across the road network. Signal timing plans must be modified for the signals within the vicinity of the work zone/diversion routes. DMSs and signage must be deployed.

The traffic management plan shall consider diverting the traffic to possible alternate routes. The plan must take in account whether diverted road has capacity to accomodate existing traffic on alternate routes in addition to the possible diverted traffic. The timing and staging for traffic signals must be modified accordingly. The workzone safety must be ensured during diversion implementation in all stages. Any road closure implementation must be done during non peak hours. Proper information must be shared with road users way in advance through various methods like DMS, signages, portable DMS, etc. Information must be shared on social media fpr awareness.

The first step is risk assessment. The designer of the traffic management plan must inspect the site in order to identify risks and record and document notes regarding these. Examples of risks are parked vehicles obscuring signs, barriers or vegetation preventing signs on verges from being placed there, access driveways, lack of escape routes, crests, etc... None of these can be identified using aerial photographs, hence the requirement for a site inspection. A very useful checklist for designers to use when identifying and assessing risks is included in Appendix B in AGTTM02-21.

Once the $$$$ come into it the cheap dodgy brothers companies get the contract and that is why we are in position we're now having. Unskilled and no care taken.

Planning is crucial. It involves doing a critical assessment on the network performance through Traffic Impact Assessment especially for heavily traffic corridors. Work with construction teams to determine possible adjustment of boundaries of the worksite. Should there be alternative routes that can support the work, close the roads to speed up construction.

Monitoring and reviewing of the preparation and implementation of the TMP is an important step as it ensures that the TMP remains current and addresses all risks. After the TMP has been implemented, a review should be undertaken to ensure that it is operating as expected. Further reviews should be scheduled and undertaken as the works progress, to ensure that the plan continues to operate as expected. If a variation is made to the TMP, it should be subjected to an independent review. All reviews and daily diaries must be accurately recorded to ensure that reviews are effective.

The transportation planner should be able to know and consider the following important factors for him or her to be able to plan effectively and meet up to customer demand and avoid delays 1. Pick period of the traffic congestion. 2. Low period of the traffic congestion . 3. Alternative route.

What I have seen as most effective during the construction of the tramway in Rio de Janeiro include: - Constant monitoring - Traffic calming initiatives (nothing prevents accidents more than lower speeds)

Usually poor planning is undertaken which makes adjustment very difficult. Once construction starts there are many opposing priorities from road managers, local residents, businesses, transport industry and commuter and public transport demands. In my experience to get this right planning needs to start at a stakeholder level at concept development, with collaborative level consultation. This is a significant cost to the overall construction project and at concept level usually there is no operational or capital funding to perform this level of planning. At this stage it’s usually overlooked trying to get the business case through for funding approval.

Extremely difficult to do in practice. Public relations and media campaigns are expensive and often the first budget item to be cut or reduced and replaced with variable message signs etc, which are poorly effective in communicating a message other than very short and immediate changes. Most effective is the old fashioned door knock and letter box drop, do both, and have the project managers contact details advertised.

Considering the MUTCD has virtually nothing in it now regarding how people can do their work, it is the States Transport Technical manuals that TMD and TMI have to follow. A hazard/risk assessment should be part of the planning phase in consultation with all stakeholders including the Traffic Company that is required to implement it.

Get involved in the industry, provide feedback and highlight what works and what does not work. Advocate for the abolition of the lowest price tender process for Temporary Traffic Management. The best way to ensure you get high quality temporary traffic management is to pay for high quality temporary traffic management. A simple procurement method to achieve this is to seek tenders and select the submission closest to the average of all submissions received. That way, submitters will submit what it costs, not what they think they need to submit in order to win the work.

Scheduling construction work during off-peak hours, such as overnight or on weekends, can help minimize traffic disruptions. This allows construction crews to work without causing significant congestion during peak travel times.

If at any time a detour could be put in place, it should be the first thing a Traffic Planner looks at. Eliminating live traffic, saves time and money, a little inconvenient, yet safer for everyone. Someone else mentioned services, yes!