Traffic Enforcement Strategies for Work Zones (2013) / Chapter Skim
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29 Introduction Experiences nationally indicate that work zone enforcement can be administered in several different ways, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. The choice as to which approach is most appropriate for a given situation depends on several factors, including: • The amount and type of work zone enforcement typically required by the highway agency, • The amount of staff time and resources the highway and enforcement agencies can devote to managing and administering work zone enforcement efforts, and • The working relationship between the highway and enforcement agencies.
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30 can be paid directly by the highway agency or directly by the contractor if all support is done via overtime hours, or by the enforcement agency which is then reimbursed by the highway agency or the contractor)
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31 Program-wide work zone enforcement funding can be established at either the statewide or a district or region level. The amount of funding may be based on a preliminary assessment of work zone enforcement needs identified by project engineers and collated across the state or district for a funding cycle.
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32 benefit to the agency to establish speed limits that increase the number of speeding citations issued and thus the amount of increased work zone enforcement funding generated. Payment Methods for Work Zone Enforcement Just as multiple methods exist for funding work zone enforcement efforts, different methods of paying for the work zone enforcement activities that occur are also available.
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33 that the enforcement agency provide a certain funding match (such as 20 percent) to be dedicated to work zone enforcement.
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