WZSC Glossary
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WORK COMMENCEMENTThe start of work activity in or along the road. | |
WORK SPACE | |
WORK VEHICLEAny 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 ZONEAn 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. | ||
Workera 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 | |
Wrong-Way Arrow | |
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Yellow Change Intervalthe first interval following the
green or flashing arrow
interval during which
the steady yellow signal indication is
displayed. | |

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