ITS America Member Webinar: Delivering a Blueprint for Work Zone Digitization to Save Lives

Webinars

Issues:

July 19, 2023 | 2:00–3:00 pmOnline

In 2021, the United States experienced a spike in work zone fatalities with 956 total deaths and an estimated 42,000 injuries, continuing a disturbing trend that’s been increasing since 2011. Meanwhile, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) promises to accelerate the transportation construction industry by increasing road work and lane closures and guaranteeing more interaction than ever between road workers and vehicles. So how can agencies facing this perfect storm grow and maintain their infrastructure while protecting their workers? Join ITS America and member one.network, for an insightful webinar that provides agencies with a blueprint on how to save lives in work zones using data.

Digitizing the work zone and alerting drivers about changing road conditions at the right time and place, is key. Webinar participants will discuss how budget constrained agencies can quickly, effectively and efficiently deploy technologies to meet their Vision Zero goals. The Florida Department of Transportation will demonstrate how they rolled out a statewide Lane Closure Notification System using one.network’s Live Link digital work zone lane closure solution. In just over a year, the agency has trained more than 2,000 employees and contractors and digitally published over 13,000 construction lane closures from the roadside and transmitted them to major navigation providers. A Google GIS leader will explain how delivering information to GPS providers in an appropriate format is key to getting life-saving work zone information into the hands of drivers. He will offer insight and tangible strategies on working with data companies. Rounding out the panel, a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) representative will address how the agency’s first major effort to standardize work zone data, the Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx), has matured and is transitioning into the Connected Work Zone (CWZ) standard, removing potential barriers to widespread adoption.

Let’s Transform the Future Together.

Technology evolves faster than we can imagine the future. Rapidly evolving transportation innovations are being developed and deployed that promise to entirely reshape the way our transportation network operates, facilitating vast improvements to transportation safety and overall mobility. The promise of these innovations is apparent, but the deployment and application of these technologies is not without challenges. While technology disrupts the transportation ecosystem with new innovations and ideas, government, communities, private companies, and researchers must race to catch up to and contend with ideas never thought possible. How do we accelerate change and safely embrace new technology while promoting collaboration across industry to advance shared societal goals? Through nonprofits like the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America).

ITS America and its members have been at the center of these innovations, advocating for transformational technology to save lives, promote sustainability, and improve access to mobility.

Join us.

As advocates for transportation innovation throughout the world’s largest transportation network, ITS America’s public, private and academic members are dedicated to championing smart mobility strategies to ensure safe and thriving communities.
Ramin Massoumi, Global Solutions Director – Mobility, arcadis
Private companies, public agencies and academic institutions committed to influencing the future of intelligent transportation come together at ITS America. Every day, our members advance technology solutions that save lives and improve mobility across the country – in cities, suburbs, and rural communities.
Malcolm Dougherty, National Practice Executive, Transportation, Michael Baker International
At ITS America, our public, private and academic sector members are committed to deploying intelligent transportation technologies to save lives and improve mobility on our nation’s roads. While transportation constantly evolves, we will do all we can to ensure it continues to be the engine that drives our nation’s economy and contributes to improving our quality of life.
Carlos Braceras, Director, Utah Department of Transportation