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Roadbuilding
Work Zone Safety Management: The basics of developing traffic control programs
This year marked the celebration of the 10th National Work Zone Awareness Week, an annual set of events that highlight hazards for both workers and motorists in road-construction zones. The organizers’ message centers on motorists traveling in work zones, with this year’s theme being “Work Zone Safety is in Your Hands.” While distracted driving is […]
October 5, 2017
Roadbuilding
Missouri Coalition of Roadway Safety present highway safety awards
The Missouri Coalition of Roadway Safety (MCRS) recently presented five awards for statewide highway safety programs and 13 awards for regional programs at the 2016 Traffic Safety and Blueprint Conference. The awards are presented every two years. “We very much appreciate the efforts of all who are involved to encourage safe driving, and we will […]
October 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
The future of work zone safety: Intelligent transportation systems and smarter project coordination
Construction work zones are some of the most brightly designated areas along roads and highways, even rivaling the ubiquitous billboard. Unfortunately, that visibility hasn’t stopped accidents in what the public assumes is a cordoned-off haven. In 2014, 116 workers deaths occurred in road construction sites, according to the latest figures available from the U.S. Bureau […]
August 5, 2016
Roadbuilding
Two construction workers hit by car near Westinghouse Bridge in Pittsburgh
Two construction workers were hit by a vehicle near the Westinghouse Bridge in Pittsburgh on Tuesday morning. CBS Pittsburgh reports that the accident happened on the Route 30 bridge just before 10 a.m. The construction workers were reviewing the area for a bridge replacement that is due to get underway next weekend, according to the Pennsylvania Department of […]
May 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
N. Carolina DOT warns drivers to watch out for road construction projects
With temperatures and the number of road construction projects on the rise in North Carolina, the Highway Patrol and Department of Transportation issued a warning to drivers April 11, asking them to “Do your part and drive smart.” WNCN.com reports that state numbers indicate that more than 4,600 crashes occurred in work zones during 2015 with 2,500 people injured and […]
April 19, 2016
Roadbuilding
National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 11-15
This year’s theme for National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), set for April 11-15, is “Don’t be THAT Driver: Work on Safety. Get Home Safely. Every Day.” The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will host the kick-off event for this year’s program near the 32-mile I-75 widening project outside of Toledo on April 12 at […]
April 7, 2016
Roadbuilding
AGC expands highway work zone safety training with $120,000 federal grant
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) will be expanding its highway work zone safety programs next year via the $120,000 Susan Harwood Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). AGC officials said the grant would be used to offer training classes “designed to prevent injuries among highway, street and bridge construction workers”. […]
September 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
National Work Zone Awareness Week is March 23-27
“Expect the Unexpected” is the theme for this year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week, a campaign designed to promote safe driving through highway work zones and construction sites. First launched in 2000 by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA), and the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), […]
March 10, 2015
Safety
Road worker crushed and killed by falling concrete lane barrier in Maryland
A construction worker was killed in an odd and tragic accident last week in Maryland when he was killed by a concrete lane barrier. The unidentified worker was on a crew with Annapolis Junction-based contractor Corman Construction working “to stabilize a portion of Route 24 in Rocks State Park,” according to a report from The Dagger. […]
January 20, 2015
Safety
Construction worker killed after garbage truck rams into back of pickup, knocking it off of New Orleans bridge
As a road construction crew worked last week along the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in New Orleans, a garbage truck barreled through the work zone and rammed into the back of a pickup following along behind workers. According to a report from NOLA.com, the pickup was hit so hard it was knocked over the railing of […]
November 9, 2014
Safety
Construction worker killed after being hit by dump truck on Georgia interstate
A construction worker was killed over the weekend in Rockdale, Georgia after being hit by a dump truck. Tristram Harvey, 51, was killed inside of a road work zone on Interstate 20 after being backed over by the truck, according to a report from the Rockdale News. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, the Georgia […]
September 30, 2014
Safety
AGC to offer new work zone training program in 2015
The Associated General Contractors of America will put $135,000 in grant money to good use in 2015, using the funds to implement safety training classes on highway work zones. According to both federal safety data and AGC survey results, work zone crashes are responsible for a high number of injuries among construction workers. From 2003 […]
September 25, 2014
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