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Changing perceptions of road construction from ‘dirty’ to desired is needed to recruit workers, NAPA study says
When it comes to recruiting young workers, the asphalt road construction industry has an image problem. But when educated about the asphalt industry, perceptions change, study indicates.
February 13, 2020
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Tight curve topples truck in hillside work zone after driver pushes luck
After ignoring construction zone warning signs, a semi-truck driver took the ride of his life down a 100ft embankment in California. Watch the video here.
October 18, 2018
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
WYDOT tests vehicle-to-vehicle communication tech for I-80
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is preparing to install vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology on some of its snow plows, patrol cars and other vehicles under a trial program to provide real-time traffic information to drivers on Interstate 80. WYDOT says that it, along with the University of Wyoming and other project partners, including Sirius XM, tested […]
December 1, 2017
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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
One Maryland road worker killed, another seriously injured after car crashes into work zone
One road worker was killed and another was injured recently in Maryland after a vehicle swerved into a work zone and struck two Worcester County Public Works employees. The Delmarva Daily Times reported that Scott Patrick Tatterson and Wade Kenneth Pusey were working in Stockton Feb. 22 inside a work zone on Greenville Road when a 2010 Kia tried […]
March 9, 2016
Roadbuilding
Man killed after hitting parked WSDOT traffic control truck
A man died in Washington Monday morning after he drove at high speed into the back of a parked Washington Department of Transportation truck. KIRO in Seattle reported that the driver of a Ford Explorer was driving down Interstate 5 in Everett, Wash., and somehow ended up driving on the shoulder before slamming into the back […]
March 2, 2016
Roadbuilding
Cop working construction zone dragged by vehicle
A police officer working in a construction zone in Wayland, Massachusetts was injured recently after being dragged by a vehicle for several feet. According to the Boston Globe, Sgt. Jennifer Ordway was out of her vehicle in the construction zone on Route 30 when she started talking to the driver of a vehicle through the passenger window. The driver of […]
February 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
One worker dead, another seriously injured after drunk driver crashes into work zone
A 21-year-old road worker was killed earlier this month and his coworker was seriously injured after an alleged drunk driver crashed into a Texas construction zone. Christian Castro was at work in the construction zone on Bonham Street in Paris, Texas, with his coworker when 26-year-old Geno Allen veered off the side of the road and struck the […]
February 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Man dies in Illinois construction zone crash
A man in Illinois died over the weekend after he hit a semi truck trailer parked in a road construction zone. According to the Daily Herald, David Bozowski was driving his car through a construction zone on an off ramp on Interstate 290 in Itasca, Illinois, when he struck the trailer parked on the left shoulder […]
January 20, 2016
Roadbuilding
Two highway workers injured after being struck by pickup truck
Two Pennsylvania construction workers were injured recently after they were struck by a pickup truck while doing road work. ABC News affiliate WPVI reported that the two men were working along Route 1 in Delaware County when they were hit by the Ford pickup. One of the workers had to be flown by medical helicopter to a […]
January 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Woman killed in crash with work trucks in Florida construction zone
A woman in Venice, Florida, died last week after she struck a bucket truck in a road construction work zone. The Herald Tribune reported that 24-year-old Riley Manyak was driving on Venice Avenue approaching a work zone the morning of Dec. 29 and didn’t follow the instruction of a construction worker holding a stop sign. Manyak’s Chrysler SUV then […]
January 6, 2016
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