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WORK ZONE SAFETY COMMITTEE

The Work Zone Safety Committee oversees work zone traffic safety issues that affect the traveling public and road workers within temporary traffic control zones.  Areas of oversight include design policies, Standard Road Plans, specifications, training, research, and new product evaluation as they relate to temporary traffic control zones.  Committee members also conduct field reviews during the construction season to observe traffic control installations and recommend changes for future work zones.

Current committee members:


Steve Gent, chair
Office of Traffic and Safety

Mark Bortle
Office of Construction

Tim Crouch
Office of Traffic and Safety

Lynn Howieson
District 2 Office

Barb Mallon
Office of Environmental Services

Ken Morrow
District 5 Maintenance

Tom Reis
Office of Specifications

Jerry Roche
Iowa Division, FHWA

Dave Roeber
District 2 Office

John Rullman
Des Moines Construction Residency

Steve Smith
District 1 Maintenance

Dan Sprengeler
Office of Traffic and Safety

Tom Welch
Office of Traffic and Safety

Bob Younie
District 1 Office

MIDWEST STATES SMART WORK ZONE DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE

The Office of Traffic and Safety coordinates the department’s participation in the Midwest States Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative (MwSWZDI).  MwSWZDI is a pooled-fund study established to develop better work zone traffic control strategies to improve safety and efficiency for highway workers and motorists.  Other states participating in the pooled-fund study are Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.

 Midwest States Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative Website

Jeff Stratton