Highway debris represents a traffic safety problem that requires a prompt response from state or local transportation agencies. The most common practice for debris removal currently is for agency personnel to leave their vehicles and remove the debris by hand in the case of large debris (tires, lumber, freight loss, rock fall) or to sweep traveled lanes, shoulders, or intersections in the case of crashes, mechanical failure, or embankment erosion. This exposes agency workers to safety risks, especially on high-speed and/or high-volume roadways. Currently, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has no widely distributed formal guidelines for safely and effectively removing debris from the roadway. Equipment modifications and innovations have been developed that can remove debris from highways without exposing agency workers to moving traffic. Innovative equipment has been introduced to the market which allows for high-speed debris removal, such as the Gator Getter.
CDOT Rapid Debris Removal Research Project
2014
54 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Highway Engineering , Transportation Safety , Transportation , Solid Wastes Pollution & Control , Tooling, Machinery, & Tools , Debris , Highway maintenance , Traffic safety , Road shoulders , Solid waste management , State transportation agencies , Technology innovation , Automation , Colorado , Remote handling equipment , Highways , Intersections , Research project , Colorado Department of Transportation(CDOT) , Debris removal
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