This Is National Work Zone Awareness Week

This week, 4-8 April, is National Work Zone Awareness Week. The theme for this year’s observance is “Safer driving. Safer work zones. For everyone.”

There are a number of work zones on public streets throughout New England. Some of these are related to street/highway maintenance or upgrades. Others are related to water main or other utility work. Whatever the reason, there are are safety hazards in the work zones – for the workers, for police or other traffic control personnel, and work motorists and pedestrians passing through the work zone.

Each year in April, National Work Zone Awareness Week is held to bring attention to motorist and worker safety and mobility issues in work zones. According to federal statistics, over 80% of victims in a work zone crash are motorists. This is a major reason why drivers are encouraged to remain alert while driving through work zones. The Federal Highway Administration has taken steps in the past several years to improve work zone design, increase training, strengthen law enforcement near work zones, and heighten awareness among drivers, which have helped reduce the number of work zone fatalities.

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National Work Zone Awareness Week

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