Temporary Traffic Control

Temporary Traffic Control

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Roadway crashes are a result of three primary contributing factors: human behavior, the roadway itself and the vehicle. A combination of any or all of these factors may lead to a crash or increase the severity of a crash. However, research proves that the greatest potential to improve roadway safety is by a comprehensive approach that includes enforcement, education, emergency response and engineering infrastructure safety countermeasures.


Engineering countermeasures are roadway and infrastructure improvements implemented directly to the roadway network. Countermeasures (also known as strategies) include rumble strips, highly reflective signs and pavement markings, roadside hardware devices (guardrail and cable median barrier), traffic control devices and other geometric improvements. These strategies can actually mitigate against behavior-related crashes by alerting drivers of an upcoming change in the driving environment that requires action or by providing positive guidance to prevent a collision. Countermeasures can minimize the consequences of a driver action that causes a vehicle to depart the roadway or collide with another conflicting vehicle.


ATSSA's Temporary Traffic Control Committee (member login required) works to promote the significance of these temporary traffic control devices and how they impact the roadway safety industry. Committee members focus on federal advocacy, work with ATSSA chapters and members to develop and deliver government relations services and provide general education on roadway safety infrastructure. The committee also fosters knowledge exchange at all ATSSA venues and works to increase the number of members and/or companies participating in ATSSA programs and events.

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ATSSA honors Capito as Roadway Safety Champion

Award recognizes West Virginia Senator’s leadership on safety policies

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (June 15, 2022) – ATSSA honored Sen. Shelley Moore Capito with the Roadway Safety Champion award during the Association’s Legislative Briefing & Fly-In held this week in the nation’s capital.

ATSSA Board Member Tim McNelis, ATSSA President & CEO Stacy Tetschner, ATSSA Board Chair Jeff Johnson and ATSSA Vice President of Engagement Nate Smith presented the award to Capito in her Capitol Hill office.

Capito, a Republican and the junior senator from West Virginia, has served in the U.S. Senate since 2015. Before that, she served for 14 years in the House of Representatives, representing West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District.

ATSSA recognized Capito, the ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), for her leadership on roadway safety funding and rural infrastructure issues during committee negotiations for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which became law in November.

“Sen. Capito’s work on the IIJA will reap roadway safety benefits for Americans for many years,” ATSSA President & CEO Stacy Tetschner said. “Her leadership on the Senate EPW Committee played a significant role in seeing this historic measure pass in the U.S. Senate and then move on for the president’s signature. We applaud her for recognizing the importance of funding for roadway safety projects on all roads and on rural roadways, which face unique safety challenges.”

The Roadway Safety Champion is awarded to legislators who show leadership on roadway safety policies and help raise awareness of the importance of roadway safety. ATSSA began recognizing legislators more than a decade ago but does not automatically honor someone every year. The person must have taken actions that warrant recognition by the roadway safety infrastructure industry.

ATSSA’s Legislative Briefing & Fly-In was held on Monday and Tuesday with more than 50 people taking part. Members represented 17 states plus Washington, D.C. They received a policy briefing on Monday and visited the Capitol Hill offices of their representatives and senators on Tuesday.

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Photo caption: From left, ATSSA Board Member Tim McNelis, ATSSA President & CEO Stacy Tetschner, ATSSA Board Chair Jeff Johnson and ATSSA Vice President of Engagement Nate Smith present the Roadway Safety Champion award to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, (R-W.Va.), center, in her Capitol Hill office on June 14, 2022.

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