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Roadbuilding
Md. DOT kicks off Work Zone Safety Awareness Month
Work Zone Safety Awareness Month kicked off at the $189 million Maryland Interstate 895 bridge replacement project. Details here on Equipment World.
April 12, 2019
Roadbuilding
One flagger killed, two others injured in violent work zone week for Ore. DOT
After the death of one flagger and injury of two more workers in less than a week, ODOT has released 7 helpful safety tips for traveling in work zones.
August 22, 2018
Roadbuilding
WisDOT starts program to keep drivers safe and traffic moving in work zones
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) started a new program to keepĀ drivers safe and traffic moving in construction zones, weareGreenBay.com reports. The Freeway Service Teams program, which is free to drivers, focuses onĀ getting stranded or broken down vehicles off the road as quickly as possible. It was initiated the week of April 19 to keep [ā¦]
April 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
Columbia County, Georgia DOT make videos to educate drivers about work zone safety
Hoping to lower the 2015 figure of 27 deaths in work zones on Columbia County roads,Ā Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and county officials haveĀ filmedĀ construction zones around town for a new series of Public Service Announcements, wtvm.com reports. Each week, a new online video will discuss different rules and aspects of what driversĀ need to know when [ā¦]
July 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
PennDOT to halt all major roadwork for Popeās visit
Pope Francis is heading to Philadelphia this month, and the state is shutting down all of itsĀ major projects during the papal visit. According to the Associated Press,Ā major road projects in the city of Philadelphia will be put on hold from SeptemberĀ 22 through September 27 while Pope Francis is in town. He is visiting the Philadelphia [ā¦]
September 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Should more DOTs use a āzipper mergeā?
The Michigan Department of Transportation will be the latest to try out the zipper merge system. MDOT hopes the system will help traffic move through construction areas at a faster pace. With the current system, the delays caused by traffic jams has become almost unbearable for drivers. The zipper system is supposed to encourage drivers [ā¦]
September 30, 2014
Safety
Construction blamed for rise of road rage incidents near Minneapolis
Police near Minneapolis say that road construction in the city is causing 10 to 15 locations each day to back up with traffic. And because of the congestion, they say incidents of road rage have increased to at least once a month. Lakeville, Minnesota Police Chief Jeff Long told CBS Minnesota, āThereās no place to [ā¦]
May 15, 2014
Safety
How to stay safe inside busy construction work zones
May 1, 2014
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Vehicles crashed into 45% of U.S. highway contractorsā work zones in 2013
Vehicles crashed into 45 percent of highway contractorsā work zones in the past year, according to the study results released Monday by theĀ Associated General Contractors of America. AGC noted that, according to the study, work zone crashes are more likely to kill motor vehicle operators and passengers than construction workers. Tom Case, chair of AGCās [ā¦]
April 11, 2014
Safety
Colorado DOT ads depict construction workers as kids, urging drivers to āSlow for the Cone Zoneā
As our sister site Better Roads reports, road construction season is in full swing. Which means that state departments of transportation are all looking for creative ways to grab the attention of drivers in order to make sure they are aware of all road construction zones and slow down as they enter them. The Colorado [ā¦]
June 13, 2013
Technology
Better Roads: 3 challenges to Googleās self-driving car
John Latta, editor of our sister publication Better Roads, has put down some thoughts on the self-driving car Google has been working on. In California, Googleā cars have safely logged 500,000 miles. Not a bad vote of confidence for the future of the technology. However there are still three challenges that Google faces in perfecting [ā¦]
March 27, 2013
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