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 - 5:00 PM | Exhibits |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Keynote Presentations
Jay Payne, FHWA Deputy Administrator |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Concurrent Session: Speed Safety Camera Update |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 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 |
| 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 |
| October 28 | |
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Exhibits |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Concurrent Session: Do Work Zone Warning Messages Actually Change Motorist Behavior |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 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 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Concurrent Session: Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety in Work Zones |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Concurrent Session: The Continuing Evolution of Internal Traffic |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Nighttime Work Zone Safety |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Keynote Presentation
Dave Keeling, OSHA Assistant Secretary |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Concurrent Session: Connected Work Zones |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 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 |
| 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 |
| October 29 | |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Queue Protection |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | FHWA Work Zone Training Grantee Showcase |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Conference Closing |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | FHWA Special Session (Invitation Only) |
ARTBA's discounted room rate is $229. The room block will remain open through October 5th or until the block is full. You must be registered for the conference to receive booking information.
If you need assistance, please reach out to Catie Amsden