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Roadway Work Zone Safety Equipment Package

Architecture Geographic Scope

Description:

Work zone intrusion detection devices (to detect vehicle intrusion upon a work zone or crew worker movement across a work zone boundary) and intrusion alerting devices that provide alerts to crew and drivers.

 

Included in:

City of Livingston ITS Field Equipment
City of Lufkin ITS Field Equipment
City of Nacogdoches ITS Field Equipment
County Road and Bridge Field Equipment
TxDOT Lufkin District Work Zone Equipment

Functional Requirements:

1The field element shall include work zone intrusion detection devices that detect when a vehicle has intruded upon the boundary of a work zone, under center control.
2The field element shall include work zone intrusion detection devices that detect when crew workers have crossed the boundary between the work zone and vehicle traffic, under center control.
3The field element shall include work zone intrusion alerting devices that alert crew workers of a work zone emergency or safety issue such as the intrusion of a vehicle into the work zone area or movement of field crew into the travel lanes.
4The field element shall include work zone intrusion alerting devices that notify crew via maintenance vehicles of a work zone emergency or safety issue such as the intrusion of a vehicle into the work zone area or movement of field crew into the travel lanes.
5The field element shall include work zone intrusion alerting devices that alert drivers that they have intruded upon the perimeter of the work zone, or are about to do so; may provide alerts to drivers directly or via in-vehicle signing.
6The field element shall provide operational status for the work zone intrusion detection devices to the maintenance center.
7The field element shall provide fault data for the work zone intrusion detection devices to the maintenance center for repair.
8The field element shall provide operational status for the work zone intrusion alerting devices to the maintenance center.
9The field element shall provide fault data for the work zone intrusion alerting devices to the maintenance center for repair.
  

User Service Requirements (fully or partially addressed):

8.0MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
8.1MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS
8.1.3Maintenance and Construction Operations shall provide a Work Zone Management and Safety (WZMS) function, which provides support for the effectiveness, safety, and efficiency of roadway operations during all work zone activities. This function includes interactions among Traffic Managers, Supervisors, Dispatchers, Field Crews, Construction Crews, Public Safety Organizations, Information Service Providers, and Travelers.
8.1.3.4WZMS shall support the provision of vehicle intrusion warnings.
8.1.3.5WZMS shall be capable of tracking individual crew movements.
  
The detailed process and user service requirement traceability information on this page was extracted from the National ITS Architecture. Consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

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