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Highway 125 Night Work

This workshop by Gerard Kennedy, P.Eng. of Nova Scotia Department of Transportation & Public Works focuses on the safety concerns and specification development for night work on Highway 125. It covers traffic management, information gathering, and various aspects of night work planning, training, and maintenance.

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Highway 125 Night Work

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  1. Highway 125 Night Work Making Work Zones Work Better Workshop Gerard Kennedy, P.Eng. Nova Scotia Department of Transportation & Public Works

  2. Night Work = Safety Concerns

  3. Hwy 125 Night Work • Project Background • Specification Development • Traffic Management

  4. Hwy 125 Night Work • Project Background • Specification Development • Traffic Management

  5. Province of Nova Scotia

  6. Highway 125

  7. Highway 125 EXIT 9 • 100 Series : 2 lane/ 2 way • Total Length :11.2 Km • Cold Planing : 110,000 m2 • Paving : 33,000 t • (including PMA) • Guardrail : 3500 m CB Regional Hospital EXIT 8 EXIT 7 EXIT 6

  8. Hwy 125 - Traffic Volumes • AADT = 21,000 veh/day • ADT (Summer) = 25,000 veh/day • Daytime Hourly = 1000 to 2200 veh/hr • Peak Flow > 2300 veh/hr

  9. Hwy 125 Night Work • Project Background • Specification Development • Traffic Management

  10. Information Gathering

  11. Night Work Specification • Work periods • Planning • Training • Signing • Channelization Devices • Traffic Control Persons • Workers • Work Vehicles • Lighting • Site Maintenance

  12. Night Work Specification • Work periods • Planning • Training • Signing • Channelization Devices • Traffic Control Persons • Workers • Work Vehicles • Lighting • Site Maintenance

  13. No Lane Closures 8.5 Hrs Work 750 5:30 AM 9:00 PM

  14. No Lane Closures 11 Hrs Work 7:00 PM 6:00 AM

  15. Night Work Specification • Work periods • Planning • Training • Signing • Channelization Devices • Traffic Control Persons • Workers • Work Vehicles • Lighting • Site Maintenance

  16. Nighttime Work Plan • Traffic control • Emergency vehicles • Temporary markings • Lighting design • PPE requirements • Training plans • Noise reduction

  17. Lighting Design Tower Layout

  18. Lighting Design Lamp Aiming

  19. Lighting Design TCP Lighting

  20. Night Work Specification • Work periods • Planning • Training • Signing • Channelization Devices • Traffic Control Persons • Workers • Work Vehicles • Lighting • Site Maintenance

  21. Night Work Training • Night work hazards • Vision • Visibility • Reflective Materials • PPE & site Req’mts

  22. Night Work Training – Site

  23. Night Work Specification • Work periods • Planning • Training • Signing • Channelization Devices • Traffic Control Persons • Workers • Work Vehicles • Lighting • Site Maintenance

  24. 1.5 m

  25. Night Work Specification • Work periods • Planning • Training • Signing • Channelization Devices • Traffic Control Persons • Workers • Work Vehicles • Lighting • Site Maintenance

  26. 12 M Max

  27. Night Work Specification • Work periods • Planning • Training • Signing • Channelization Devices • Traffic Control Persons • Workers • Work Vehicles • Lighting • Site Maintenance

  28. 5 m

  29. Night Work Specification • Work periods • Planning • Training • Signing • Channelization Devices • Traffic Control Persons • Workers • Work Vehicles • Lighting • Site Maintenance

  30. “Standard” Vest

  31. High-Visibility Vest

  32. High-Visibility Vest

  33. “Silver” Trim “Yellow” Trim

  34. Night Work Specification • Work periods • Planning • Training • Signing • Channelization Devices • Traffic Control Persons • Workers • Work Vehicles • Lighting • Site Maintenance

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