The CATT Lab recently unveiled the highly anticipated PDA Work Zone Performance Reporting tool during the December 2025 RITIS User Group meeting. Developed as a direct response to agency requests for more streamlined compliance monitoring, this tool automates the heavy lifting of measuring work zone impacts across the state.

Why It Matters

Historically, analyzing work zone performance required engineers to manually define segments and pull data for each individual project. The new PDA reporting tool changes the game by providing a centralized, automated dashboard that tracks performance against specific agency targets, ensuring that work zones are operating safely and efficiently without the manual overhead.

Key Features & Functionalities:

  • Agency-Wide Dashboard: View a comprehensive list of all active work zones in your jurisdiction, with “at-a-glance” status indicators for congestion and delay.
  • Automated Performance Reports: Generate weekly or monthly summaries that quantify the mobility impact of specific projects. These reports are designed to be “presentation-ready” for executive leadership or public inquiries.
  • Target-Based Monitoring: Agencies can input predefined performance goals (e.g., “Delay must not exceed 10 minutes”). The tool automatically flags work zones that are failing to meet these thresholds.
  • Comparative Analysis: Easily compare current work zone performance against historical “pre-construction” baselines or similar projects in the region to identify outliers and best practices.
  • Operational Health Check: The tool moves beyond simple speed maps to provide a “health score” for work zones based on cumulative delay, bottleneck intensity, and user cost.

Integration for the RITIS Community

This tool is part of a broader push to make RITIS more actionable for construction managers and public relations teams. By providing data-backed proof of a project’s impact, agencies can more effectively manage lane closure schedules and communicate with the traveling public.

Watch the Full Demonstration: See a live walkthrough of the Work Zone Performance Reporting tool interface starting at 7:30 from the December 2025 RITIS User Group meeting recording: https://youtu.be/dela4QuOKTU.