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FHWA rule updates protections for workers and drivers in work zones

November 13, 2024

Washington — A Federal Highway Administration final rule includes updates intended to improve safety and mobility for workers and drivers in roadway work zones.

Railroad safety agency again sounding the alarm on roadway maintenance machines

October 30, 2024

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Washington — Spurred by two separate fatal incidents this year, the Federal Railroad Administration is re-emphasizing the importance of rules and procedures to protect workers who operate or work near roadway maintenance machines.

Illinois law revises driver’s ed to help protect roadway workers

September 6, 2024

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Springfield, IL — Driver’s education courses in Illinois must now feature lessons on safely navigating roadway construction zones, under a new state law.

Pennsylvania ‘green-lights’ new color for construction vehicle flashers

August 29, 2024

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Harrisburg, PA — A new Pennsylvania law says state highway construction and maintenance vehicles can display flashing/revolving fluorescent green lights to help protect roadway workers and drivers during inclement weather.

Work zone crashes still a big problem, annual survey shows

June 7, 2024

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Arlington, VA — Nearly 2 out of 3 highway construction contractors say motor vehicle crashes have happened in work zones under their firm’s operation in the past year, according to a new survey.

Editor’s Note: What all drivers can do

March 24, 2024

Melissa J. Ruminski

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I’m sure we’ve all been part of work zone traffic in which, when visible enforcement isn’t present, drivers barely slow down. I think about the workers, who surely are aware that every year in the United States, some of their fellow roadway workers are struck and killed.

Roadside assistance is a dangerous job, data shows

February 6, 2024

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Washington — Roadside assistance providers are struck and killed by passing vehicles more often than national crash data suggests, according to the results of a recent study.

University of Missouri launches work zone safety center

November 6, 2023

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Columbia, MO — Amid one of the most ambitious road construction efforts in state history, the University of Missouri has established a center aimed at preventing fatalities and serious injuries in work zones.

Firefighter safety stand-down to focus on roadway operations

April 16, 2020

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Greenbelt, MD — “Building a Superhighway to Safety – Protecting our Responders on Roadways” is the theme for the 2020 Firefighter Safety Stand Down.

Safer work zones

Education and innovation may help move the needle

March 29, 2020

Alan Ferguson

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Despite state-level efforts to reduce injuries in roadway work zones, the United States hasn’t experienced a sustained reduction in fatalities. Innovation and education may help move the needle.