2026 National Work Zone Management Conference
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
to Thursday, October 29, 2026
Category: Conference
Dual daily tracks focused on worker occupational safety and health, and temporary traffic control and technologies.
Agenda subject to change.
Agenda
| October 27 | |
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration |
| 8:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Training Workshop: Advancing Nighttime Work Zone Visibility and Safety |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Exhibits |
| 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM |
Lunch & Keynote Presentations
Mark Kehrli, Director, Office of Transportation Operations, FHWA |
| 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM | Concurrent Session: Speed Safety Camera Update |
| 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM | Concurrent Session: Lessons Learned in Constructability and Impacts on Work Zone Safety |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Concurrent Session: Best Practices for Work Site Access and Egress |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Concurrent Session: State Implementation of FHWA’s Work Zone Regulations |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Break with Exhibitors |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Concurrent Session: Work Zone Intrusion Prediction |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Concurrent Session: Reducing or Eliminating Flagger Exposure to Traffic and Struck-by Incidents |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Exhibits |
| October 28 | |
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration |
| 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Concurrent Session: Do Work Zone Warning Messages Actually Change Motorist Behavior |
| 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Concurrent Session: Work Zone Safety Challenges for the Utility Industry |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Concurrent Session: Smart Work Zone Systems |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Concurrent Session: Intrusion Prevention Technology Evaluations |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Exhibits |
| 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Concurrent Session: Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety in Work Zones |
| 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Concurrent Session: The Continuing Evolution of Internal Traffic |
| 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Nighttime Work Zone Safety |
| 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM |
Lunch & Keynote Presentation
Dave Keeling, OSHA Assistant Secretary |
| 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM | Concurrent Session: Connected Work Zones |
| 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM | Concurrent Session: Educating Teen Drivers on Navigating Work Zones |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Concurrent Session: Pedestrian Safety |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Concurrent Session: Best Practices for Spotting and Safely Backing Dump Trucks and Other Equipment |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Exhibits |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Concurrent Session: Leveraging E-ticketing to Improve Work Zone Safety |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Concurrent Session: Worker Mental Health |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Exhibits |
| October 29 | |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Queue Protection |
| 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | FHWA Work Zone Training Grantee Showcase |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Conference Closing |
| 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM | FHWA Special Session (Invitation Only) |
The conference room block deadline has passed. Please contact the hotel directly for room availability at 703-620-9000.
If you need assistance, please reach out to Catie Amsden