By WMAY Newsroom
Apr 26, 2021 1:04 PM
Some bridges and buildings across Illinois will be illuminated in orange this week as a reminder to drivers to slow down in highway work zones.
This is Work Zone Safety Awareness Week across the state. State officials say Illinois averages 64-hundred work zone crashes annually, resulting in 17-hundred injuries and an average of 34 deaths per year.
They are urging drivers to pay attention to work zone signs and to reduce speed accordingly.
INDOT road construction picking up with several projects planned this spring
INDOT road construction picking up with several projects planned this spring By Chellsie Parker | April 21, 2021 at 5:51 AM CDT - Updated April 21 at 7:18 AM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Spring road construction is picking up, and crews want drivers to be safe as many of them haven’t been on the road much in the last year.
Right now, INDOT crews tell us they are working on several roadway projects here in southwestern Indiana.
One of the main projects is happening on Highway 66, heading into Posey County.
Crews were able to work throughout the pandemic and say COVID-19 allowed them to get more work done with less traffic on the roadways last spring.
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