WZSC Glossary


WZSC Glossary composed of MUTCD, NIOSH, OSHA, AASHTO
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W

WORK COMMENCEMENT

The start of work activity in or along the road.

WORK SPACE

That portion of the work zone which contains the work activity, equipment, materials and workers.

WORK VEHICLE

Any vehicle in the work area or work zone (mobile operations) conducting work. Examples include sweepers, rollers, paver, striping truck, one-ton utility truck, and supervisor’s pickup truck.

WORK ZONE

An area identified by advance warning where road construction, repair, utility or maintenance work is being done by workers on or adjacent to a highway, regardless of whether or not workers are present. The work zone begins with the initial advance warning sign (e.g. ROAD WORK AHEAD) and ends at the END ROAD WORK sign; or the last TCD (Traffic Control Device), or where traffic resumes normal operations.


Worker

a person on foot whose duties place him or her within the right-of-way of a street, highway, or pathway, such as street, highway, or pathway construction and maintenance forces, survey crews, utility crews, responders to incidents within the street, highway, or pathway right-of-way, and law enforcement personnel when directing traffic, investigating crashes, and handling lane closures, obstructed roadways, and disasters within the right-of-way of a street, highway, or pathway.

Worker on foot

A worker on foot is any worker, regardless of task assignment, who is on the ground (standing, walking, or sitting) rather than inside a vehicle or piece of equipment.

Wrong-Way Arrow

a slender, elongated, white pavement marking arrow placed upstream from the ramp terminus to indicate the correct direction of traffic flow. Wrong-way arrows are intended primarily to warn wrong-way road users that they are going in the wrong direction.

Y

Yellow Change Interval

the first interval following the green or flashing arrow interval during which the steady yellow signal indication is displayed.


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