Figure 3 is a histogram of the work zone length data. The X asis is duration of work zones in days, weeks, months, and years. The Y axis is Frequency (number of projects).

Number of Work Zones of Specified Durations
Number of Work Zones Duration
23 1 day
22 2-3 day
37 4-7 day
17 1-2 weeks
41 2-4 weeks
89 1-2 months
155 2-4 months
87 4-5 months
25 6-9 months
13 9-12 months
41 12-18 months
2 18-24 months
9 2-3 years
1 3-5 years
1 5+ years

Average work zone duration is 125 days (about 4.0 months)
50% of work zones posted have durations of 6 months or less
95% of work zones posted have durations of 18 months or less

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