This research explores mitigating work zone fatalities and accidents through
construction project administration and management. The objective of such mitigation
strategies is to address work zone safety risks before construction starts. Essentially a “Loss
Control Program” (Dorfman, 2005) may be implemented in the form of a risk management
model. Considering the five components of crash mitigation discussed in the previous section
it is apparent that the party that is in a position to best manage the risk may or may not be
part of the construction phase of the project. The party that can best manage the risk may be a
stakeholder in any of the stages of the construction project life cycle (i.e., planning and
programming, design, letting, and construction)