Tag: work zone awareness

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

Oklahoma DOT worker killed during brush removal project

Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Superintendent I Jarrell Gray, 47, was killed while supervising a brush removal project May 18. Gray is the 60th ODOT worker to be killed in a work zone in the history of the agency. The 18-year ODOT veteran was hit by a car on SH 20 near Jay in Delaware County, […]

May 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon DOT bathes bridges in orange light for work zone safety awareness

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has been illuminating in orange the Morrison Bridge in Portland and Union Street Railroad Bridge in Salem as a way to raise awareness for road construction safety in work zones. The orange lighting will continue until May 14. “Work zone safety is a top priority for ODOT, our industry […]

May 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Illinois, Oregon DOTs aim to protect workers in highway construction zones

[Correction: This article previously reported that the Ohio DOT produced the safety video mentioned below. It has been edited to reflect the correct agency, Oregon DOT.] The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) have each implemented new strategies to improve safety in highway construction zones. Related: Did you participate […]

May 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

Two highway workers die in Texas work zone crash

Two more highway construction workers are dead this week after a vehicle crashed into the construction zone in Texas where they were working. Related: AGC: Cars crashed into 45% of highway contractors’ work zones in 2013 The workers were performing construction work on Interstate 10 eastbound in El Paso when a suspected drunk driver crashed […]

May 12, 2014

Business

Work zone crash on I-69 in Indiana kills 2 construction workers

Two highway construction workers died Friday morning in a work zone crash on Interstate 69 in Fishers, Indiana, WANE TV reports. According to the report, the workers were cleaning up their work zone in a southbound lane when the driver of a pickup truck struck the two men. The workers were employed by Rieth-Riley Construction—not the Indiana […]

May 12, 2014

Roadbuilding

Two workers killed in Indiana interstate construction zone

Two highway construction workers died Friday morning in a work zone crash on Interstate 69 in Indiana, WANE reports. According to the report, the contractors were cleaning up their work zone in a southbound lane when the driver of a pickup truck struck the two men. The workers were employed by Rieth-Riley Construction — not […]

May 9, 2014

Roadbuilding

Construction worker killed in Alabama work zone crash

A construction worker died early Friday morning after a vehicle struck him in a highway work zone in Hoover, Alabama, AL.com reports. Related: AGC: Cars crashed into 45% of highway contractors’ work zones in 2013 The incident occurred on Interstate 459, the location of an Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) paving project. AL.com reports that […]

May 2, 2014

Roadbuilding

Ellensburg Bull Wears Orange, Promotes Work Zone Awareness in Washington

As National Work Zone Awareness week came to a close last Friday, I asked you what your agency did to raise awareness in your city or state. Maria Fischer, a Kittitas County (Washington) Public Works engineering tech, responded to tell me about several ways the agency spread the word. Fischer said the agency alerted the […]

April 18, 2014

Roadbuilding

Did you participate in National Work Zone Awareness Week?

National Work Zone Awareness Week is wrapping up, but that doesn’t mean we should stop promoting drivers’ awareness of highway construction zones. Related: 3M to donate up to $20k to scholarship funds during National Work Zone Awareness Week The results of a study released this week by Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) show that […]

April 11, 2014