A Guidebook for Nighttime Construction: Impacts on Safety, Quality, and Productivity

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer S. Shane ◽  
Amr Kandil ◽  
Clifford J. Schexnayder ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Nighttime Construction

scholarly journals Nighttime Construction Issues

2001 ◽  
Vol 1761 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donn E. Hancher ◽  
Timothy Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Nighttime Construction

Estimating Vehicular Emission Impact of Nighttime Construction with VISSIM and Different MOVES Emission Estimation Approaches

2018 ◽  
Vol 2672 (25) ◽  
pp. 174-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaoyi Gu ◽  
Reza Farzaneh ◽  
Geza Pesti ◽  
Gabriel Valdez ◽  
Andrew Birt
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Vehicle Emissions ◽  
Operating Mode ◽  
Emission Model ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Work Zones ◽  
Traffic Emission ◽  
Emission Estimation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nighttime Construction

Shifting work zones from daytime to nighttime is a potential solution to air quality issues on roadway with high traffic volume and where it is undesirable to close lanes during peak hours. The expected benefit of such shifting is to reduce total fuel consumption and on-road vehicle emissions. However, the magnitude of emission reductions and air quality impacts has not been examined comprehensively at work zones. The study presented in this paper investigated the traffic-related emission impacts of work zones using an urban freeway case study. A VISSIM test bed combined with the Environmental Protection Agency’s MOVES emission model was used to estimate total emissions assuming daytime and nighttime lane-closure scenarios. Vehicle emissions were estimated using a link-based method and operating mode-based method. The results from both methods demonstrated that nighttime construction has a significant impact on both traffic speeds and vehicle emissions, primarily as a result of reductions in vehicle miles traveled. In addition, a horizontal comparison between the results from the two methods was made to assess the impact of different emission estimation approaches. The outcomes from the comparison highlight the potential importance of the operating mode-based approach for accurately estimate total traffic emission quantities when data or simulations are available.

Effect of Nighttime Construction on Quality of Asphalt Paving

2020 ◽  
Vol 146 (9) ◽  
pp. 04020111
Author(s):  
Olugbenro Ogunrinde ◽  
Armen Amirkhanian ◽  
Mary Corley ◽  
Chukwuma Nnaji
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Paving ◽  
Nighttime Construction

scholarly journals Evaluating and Enhancing the Safety of Nighttime Construction Projects

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dulcy Abraham ◽  
Julia Spadaccini ◽  
Beau Burgess
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Nighttime Construction
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