Mission
The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse is dedicated to providing the transportation construction industry and the general public with comprehensive information to improve motorist, worker and pedestrian safety in roadway work zones.
Work Zone Training
Classes and Materials
Applying the Americans with
Disabilities Act to Work Zones
Best Practices
in Work Zone Safety
History
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2020 Clearinghouse joins other national organizations and agencies to launch the annual National Stand-down to Prevent Struck-by Incidents. | |
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2018 Over 250,000 users visit the Clearinghouse annually. | |
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2016 New Clearinghouse website is launched with expanded services. | |
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2012 The Clearinghouse begins sponsorship of posters for National Work Zone Awareness Week. | |
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2011 The Clearinghouse logs one million user visits. | |
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2007 The Clearinghouse logs half a million user visits. | |
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2005 FHWA financial support resumes with funding provided in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-21). | |
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2002 ARTBA begins offering Work Zone Safety Conferences through the Clearinghouse, which continue to the present day. | |
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2000 FHWA turns the Clearinghouse over to the ARTBA Foundation to run as a private sector entity. | |
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1998 ARTBA and Texas A&M Transportation Institute, with financial support from FHWA, open for business to provide information on making road construction zones safer for motorists, pedestrians, and workers. | |
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1997 ARTBA and FHWA sign a cooperative agreement to begin Clearinghouse operations. | |
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1995 ARTBA works with Congress to create provisions in the National Highway System Designation Act that call for the creation of a work zone safety clearinghouse. | |
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1994 Concept for the Clearinghouse is developed at a national work zone conference co-sponsored by ARTBA and AASHTO. |