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Apr 24, 2021 6:00 AM
This coming week (April 26-30, 2021) is National Work Zone Awareness Week and this year’s theme is “Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives.”
South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt says the designation highlights the deadly dangers of speeding or driving distracted in work areas. Statistics from the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse show there were 762 fatal crashes in work zones resulting in 842 deaths in 2019, underscoring the need to observe speed limits and eliminate distractions when approaching and driving through work zones.
Jundt says people are invited to participate in GO ORANGE DAY Wednesday (April 28) as a visual reminder everyone can play a role in work zone safety. He encourages businesses, organizations, individuals, families and friends to wear some orange apparel, take creative photos and share the pictures on social media using the hashtag #orange4safetysd. Facebook users ca
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MoDOT workers asking drivers to ‘just pay attention and slow down’
Work Zone Awareness Week starts Monday, and road crews are pleading with motorists to make safe decisions during construction season Author: Jeff Cavallin Updated: 8:39 PM CDT April 22, 2021
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Take it from a maintenance worker with the Missouri Department of Transportation. Lives are at stake when you drive on a stretch of road where there s construction in progress.
Jack Kirtlink, a maintenance worker in MoDOT’s Northeast District, was one of the dozens of MoDOT employees hit in 2020 while driving those protective vehicles known as truck/trailer-mounted attenuators.
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