Objectives

ARROWS aims to:

• Develop a unified range of applicable road work zone safety principles and measures;
• Produce a practical handbook for the assistance of network managers at all levels;
• Initiate concerted activities towards the harmonisation & standarisation on road work zones;
• Create a dissemination forum to all involved actors;

European Roadway System experiences a high increase in traffic volumes. This fact along with the budget shortage for building new infrastructure opts for an enhanced maintenance of the existing infrastructure. An overview of the current state-of-practice across the European countries reveals a multitude of design and signing practices with respect to workzone sites with diversified characteristics. This diversification undermines to a large extend the concept of a Common European Transport Policy (CTP) and requires a concerted effort towards workzone harmonization and standardization at a pan-European level.