Traffic Enforcement Strategies for Work Zones (2013) / Chapter Skim
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1 Traffic Enforcement Strategies for Work Zones Current federal regulations require all state highway agencies to have a policy in place regarding the use of law enforcement in work zones. Requirements pertaining to reimbursement of enforcement costs are also outlined in the federal regulations.
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2reduction in speed (and increase in driver attention) in the vicinity of the hazard, the desired effect of enforcement to address work zone design hazards is a continuous change in driving behavior, including those times when the enforcement officer and vehicle are not present.
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3 Payment procedures are another important consideration of work zone enforcement administration. Typically, one of three main methods is used: • Work zone enforcement efforts are paid by the highway agency on a program-wide or projectby-project basis to the enforcement agency as reimbursement of officer hours worked • Work zone enforcement efforts are paid directly by the contractor to either the individual officer or to the enforcement agency as part of the construction contract for hours worked • The highway agency (or other part of state government)
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