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Roadbuilding

New York State Police cracking down on work zone speeders

Drivers in New York should probably expect to see more police officers in construction work zones this week. The Buffalo News reported the New York State Police is in the middle of “Operation Work Brake” in an attempt to make work zones more safe for both the workers and the drivers passing through. State patrol officers […]

July 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Worker seriously injured in hit and run in California work zone

A man doing road work in a California construction zone was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle during a hit and run. According to The Sacramento Bee, Ismael Mayorga-Torres was working as traffic controller on Highway 89 in Homewood, California, on June 29 during heavy afternoon traffic. Mayorga-Torres was walking along the road when he […]

July 7, 2015

Roadbuilding

Making the work zone less of a war zone

Even though highway work zone fatalities have been on a big decline for the past 10 years, the highway work zone remains a dangerous place, for workers and for motorists. Despite what highway users may think, work zones are much more lethal to motorists than to construction workers. Following a peak of 165 workers killed […]

February 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

49-year-old female flagger killed on the job

A female construction flagger has been killed after being struck by a drunk driver in Las Vegas. The 49-year-old victim was directing traffic about 2 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Warm Springs Road, at Cebolla Street, near Arroyo Grande Boulevard, when she was struck by a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. Selina Gonzalez-Gascon, 21, was driving […]

November 28, 2014

Roadbuilding

3 workers hit, 1 killed in highway construction zone crash

The North Carolina Highway Patrol was forced to shut down Interstate 40 for several hours following an accident in a construction zone. Construction crews were working on a paving project at the interchange at Highway 18 when a pickup truck drove through the construction zone and hit three workers. One worker, Flavio Jaimes, died on the […]

September 23, 2014

Roadbuilding

Equipment and signs stolen from construction site in S.C.

Police are searching for the thief, or thieves, who stole construction equipment and signs from the side of Interstate 585 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Transportation says five batteries for large directional signs used to direct traffic in the construction zone were stolen. Wires on four of the signs had been cut […]

September 5, 2014

Roadbuilding

There are no shortcuts through road construction

Police in Grand Blanc, Michigan, are starting to crack down on drivers looking for shortcuts through road construction. Officers are keeping an eye out for any commuters who may try to cut through business parking lots to avoid traffic. Drivers cutting through parking lots end up hurting the businesses because the increased traffic scares customers […]

September 4, 2014

Safety

3 tips for staying safe inside road construction work zones

Although many types of construction work can be considered hazardous, few tasks are more dangerous than those conducted in road construction work zones. A number of construction site hazards can be mitigated through effective control measures, but the unpredictability of other drivers—particularly those who are impatient or inattentive – puts work zone crews at a […]

July 24, 2014

Roadbuilding

High Visibility: Editors put safety garments to the test at 3M test track

by Tina Grady Barbaccia The visibility of highway workers’ garments — or lack thereof — was put to the test as four cars of editors, including Better Roads, drove around 3M’s test track at dusk and after dark and were given the task of identifying four people on the roadside. The test track had several […]

February 1, 2010