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Georgia DOT workers ask drivers to slow down in work zones
In a recent report from WJBF TV, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) workers asked drivers around the state to consider the high risk they put road workers in when they drive fast through work zones. The message comes after several deadly accidents occurred in work zones in the Central Savannah River Area, the station reports. DOT […]
March 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
Michigan road worker killed after being struck by semi while placing signs
A Michigan road worker was killed and another was injured this week after they were struck and killed by a semi-truck in Wexford County. WPBN/WGTU reported that Sean Jordan was outside of his parked utility truck finishing up installing a highway sign on U.S. Highway 131 with his coworker Daniel Moomwa at around 5 p.m. when the […]
February 10, 2016
Roadbuilding
UPDATE: Origin of mystery machine found by Arizona road crew solved
When a crew of transportation workers in Mesa, Arizona, found a massive steel machine of unknown origins, it had the entire Transportation Department stumped. But after taking to the internet, the mystery has been solved. While one of our commenters on the initial story we posted about the mystery machine might have been off with […]
December 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
Arizona DOT workers find mystery machine and no one can figure out what it does
A crew of transportation workers in Mesa, Arizona found some kind of mystery machine recently, and the city is taking to the internet to find out what it is. According to the City of Mesa, the Transportation Department is hoping someone can help them figure out with the heavy piece of equipment is and who […]
November 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Three investigations underway into cause of bridge collapse that injured 10 construction workers in California
Three different investigations have now begun to find out the cause of a California bridge collapse that injured 10 construction workers. The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) announced that the California Occupational Health and Safety Administration, the California Department of Transportation and an independent forensic engineer all had investigations underway to determine what caused the partial collapse […]
October 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
10 construction workers injured in collapse of 91 Freeway bridge near LA
An onramp bridge under construction collapsed on the 91 Freeway in Corona, California, injuring 10 construction workers October 9, according to the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC). The work is part of the overall 91 Project. Jacking equipment failed while workers were lowering a section of the bridge on East Grand Boulevard, causing the deck to […]
October 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
West Virginia DOT workers spit on, cussed out by drivers angered by construction
Road work is already a dangerous job, but some drivers in West Virginia aren’t making things any easier for the guys in the reflective vests. The West Virginia Department of Transportation told WSAZ that more and more frequently, workers with the Division of Highways have been facing harassment from drivers in work zones. WVDOT Communications […]
September 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
NCDOT worker saves the life of a man who was drowning after crashing into a pond
A North Carolina Department of Transportation worker took a break from his road paving project on Monday to save a life. You know, all in a days work for a DOT worker. According to WNCN, Jay Mozingo was working on the paving project in Vance County when he heard the squeal of tires and saw a […]
August 13, 2015
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