Recognizing Liability in Construction Work Zones - Expert Webinar [VIDEO]

In this article, highway engineering expert, Kevin Gorman provides an overview of construction work zones and temporary traffic control. His discussion includes the planning involved in preparing for a construction work zone, a description of the work zone itself, and additional information on the relevant safety standards.

The experts at Robson Forensic have investigated more than 2,000 collisions involving motor vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles and construction workers, many of which occurred within highway construction work zones.

Drums, cones, tubular markers, vertical panels and barricades are all channelizing devices used on and around roadways during construction, maintenance and utility projects. The Highway Construction Experts at Robson Forensic are often tasked with determining whether or not a project’s Temporary Traffic Control zone was proper or in violation of the standards, and whether an improper TTC zone was causative to incidents such as vehicle collisions and pedestrians/workers being struck.

In this article, Civil Engineer & Highway Engineering Expert, Kevin Gorman, P.E., CCM, provides an overview of the typical construction drums being used during roadway construction projects, and the standards of care for their use and maintenance in TTC zones.

Pavement defects commonly contribute to the cause of motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian mishaps.

In this webinar video, experts from our Highway Engineering practice examine typical defects that appear in our casework, the potential consequences, and the relevant standards. The topic is approached from the perspectives of the construction engineer and municipal manager. Attendees will learn how specific defects affect various road users differently and gain insight on the forensic process of investigating a mishap.

In this article the highway engineering experts at Robson Forensic introduce some of the hazards associated with the use of steel plates in roadway projects, along with the standards designed to improve their safety.

In this article, Civil Engineering expert, Kevin Gorman, P.E., C.C.M. discusses temporary traffic impact attenuators. His discussion includes an overview of the different types of attenuators, and an explanation of the standards and best practices in their selection, site planning, usage, and maintenance.

In this article, Civil Engineer, Highway & Bridge Engineering Expert, Michael Tuttman, P.E. discusses the unique challenges involved in performing construction projects in a busy metropolitan area with a complex infrastructure. New York City and the surrounding Metropolitan area include more than 6,000 miles of roadways that interconnect via an overlapping system of bridges and tunnels. The engineers at Robson Forensic regularly provide expert witness investigations involving construction claims and injuries.