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Roadbuilding

Man dies in Illinois construction zone crash

A man in Illinois died over the weekend after he hit a semi truck trailer parked in a road construction zone. According to the Daily Herald, David Bozowski was driving his car through a construction zone on an off ramp on Interstate 290 in Itasca, Illinois, when he struck the trailer parked on the left shoulder […]

January 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Woman killed in crash with work trucks in Florida construction zone

A woman in Venice, Florida, died last week after she struck a bucket truck in a road construction work zone. The Herald Tribune reported that 24-year-old Riley Manyak was driving on Venice Avenue approaching a work zone the morning of Dec. 29 and didn’t follow the instruction of a construction worker holding a stop sign. Manyak’s Chrysler SUV then […]

January 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Flagger suffers serious head injuries when struck by SUV in Washington work zone

A flagger guiding traffic on a Washington state road was hospitalized with severe head injuries after being hit by an SUV. According to KIRO-TV, the construction flagger helping control traffic while a fiber optic line was being installed near Issaquah, Washington. The man, who is in his 20s, was in the road directing traffic at about 10:45 […]

December 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

INDOT workers rescue elderly couple and pets after dump truck mangles minivan

An Indiana Department of Transportation road crew is being celebrated for its heroic actions after they helped save an elderly couple, as well as a dog and cat, from a minivan that was struck by a dump truck. WSBT-TV reported that the crew was at work crack sealing U.S. 35 in Knox, Indiana, when a minivan stopped for […]

December 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

Fatal crash in Alabama work zone prompts state troopers to caution safety

The death of a teenage girl in a construction zone on an Alabama interstate has caised state troopers to warn of the dangers of not being cautious near road work. According to WIAT, a 15-year-old girl died Dec. 5 and became the second fatality in a construction zone on Interstate 59 in Tuscaloosa County following a crash that killed her […]

December 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Drunk driver wrecks into Oregon construction zone, nearly falls into pit with active gas line

A drunk driver in Oregon barely avoided a potential disaster after he crashed into a construction site and found himself teetering on the edge of a pit with an active gas line below. According to the Beaverton Police Department, an intoxicated man was driving his car in Beaverton Saturday night when he crashed into a construction zone […]

December 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

Penn. lawmakers levy heavier penalties for drivers injuring or killing workers in work zones

The Pennsylvania general assembly has passed a bill that will beef up penalties for drivers who injury or kill workers, including emergency personnel, contractors, law enforcement and government employees, in highway construction zones. Senate Bill 887, which amends Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, was sent to Gov. Tom Wolf Nov. 19 for […]

November 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

Work zone flagger killed after being struck by garbage truck on Missouri highway

A flagger in Missouri died Nov. 12 after he was struck by a garbage truck that was involved in a four-vehicle crash in Johnson County. The Daily Star-Journal reported reports John Johnson, 47, was working as a flagman on a road construction project and had stopped southbound traffic on Highway 13 when the garbage truck hit a stopped […]

November 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Worker dies after being struck by object falling from crane in Florida work zone

A Florida construction worker died Friday when an object fell 50 feet from a crane and struck him. According to WESH, 25-year-old Guillermo Solis, an employee of Lane Construction Corp., was working on a road widening and reconstruction project in Ocoee when the accident happened. “He was transported via ambulance to Health Central nearby. Unfortunately, […]

October 20, 2015

Safety

Worker killed while remote control steering rear dolly in concrete beam transport

A construction worker in Florida was killed recently in an accident that occurred as crews were moving heavy concrete beams down an Interstate entrance ramp. According to a report from the Naples News, on October 5, crews were assisting three tractor trailers, each hauling 94-ton concrete beams, as they moved to a highway work zone on […]

October 19, 2015

Roadbuilding

Construction worker killed during crack sealing on Michigan Interstate

One road worker was killed and another was in serious condition Sunday after a vehicle hit them while they performed crack sealing in Michigan. According to the Detroit Free Press, the two Michigan Department of Transportation contract workers were performing maintenance on Interstate 94 when a vehicle entered a construction lane where the workers were doing crack sealing. The […]

October 13, 2015

Roadbuilding

Van crashes into equipment, dump truck, injuring 6 people in fiery Indiana work zone crash

A van went up in flames in a construction zone after it crashed into another vehicle, construction equipment and a dump trunk in Elkhart, Indiana. According to WSBT TV, six people were hurt after the silver minivan traveling at a high speed set off the chain reaction that ended with a scorched van. After the van hit […]

September 22, 2015