Roadway Work Zone Fatalities Increased by 9% in Texas in 2020 April 27, 2021
The number of Texas work zone fatalities increased by 9% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to state transportation officials.
Drivers and their passengers account for the majority of those who have died in work zone crashes. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) says that in 2020, there were more than 22,000 traffic crashes in Texas work zones with 186 people killed, including four road workers.
Those killed in work zones included 147 motorists and vehicle passengers, along with 35 pedestrians and bicyclists and four road workers.
TxDOT’s “Be Safe. Drive Smart.” campaign is marking National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 26–30, with safety tips to reduce work zone fatalities.
April 26, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. As we enter construction season, it’s important drivers remember to slow down to protect those working in construction work zones.
A lot of people will drive fast through these areas to avoid traffic, and some are just too distracted before noticing the work zone signs.
But we have to remember this is their office, and they’re asking us to help them do their job safely.
“Drive safe. Work safe. Save lives.”
That’s the theme for this year’s National Work zone Awareness Week, a week the Tennessee Department of Transportation hopes to bring more awareness to road construction safety.
ODOT reminds drivers to be extra alert
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COLUMBUS – Everyone deserves to get home safely.
National Work Zone Awareness Week, in its 21st year, is a national public awareness campaign that spreads the message that we are all responsible for work zone safety. The Ohio Department of Transportation joined several other partners in safety to kick the week off with an event at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus.
Monday’s event featured an ODOT truck that was struck by a semi-truck on March 2. Allen County crews were sweeping the bridge decks at night on I-75 just south of SR 81 in Lima. Caleb Vorhees was in the truck hauling the arrow board and was on the side of the road, right of the white line. A semi left the driving lane, hitting the driver’s side doors. The semi bounced off and came to rest in the median. Vorhees, who is married and the father of two young children, suffered bruises and burns from the impact of the truck and side airbags as well
National Work Zone Awareness Week kicks off to help protect construction workers
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(WXYZ) â This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week, reminding drivers to slow down in work zones so construction workers can go home to their families.
âAs a mother, you know, being told that your son is not going to survive. It is really hard,â said Leslie Fonzi-Lynch.
Lynch s son, Brandyn Spychalski, was working on Peck Road in Croswell back in June of 2017 when he was hit by a tow truck driver.
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CULPEPER (WINA) – Wednesday, April 28 is “Go Orange Day” as VDOT urges you to wear orange to support National Work Zone Awareness Week… which it is through Friday… in solidarity with highway workers. VDOT’s Lou Hatter says work zones increase in the spring, to do some of the work that cannot be properly done in the winter. The work includes temporary zones such as pothole repair to go with longer-term zones. Hatter says a lot of work over the past year has gone into repairing pipes underneath roads as frequent heavy rains have compromised some of them.