National Work Zone Awareness Week 2017 is scheduled for April 3-7. The theme this year is “Work Zone Safety is in Your Hands.” The national kick-off event will be held Tuesday, April 4 in Montgomery County, Maryland.
To order posters for the National Work Zone Awareness Week, please contact Melanie Laird, mlaird@artba.org.
Highlights:
- How Federal, State, and Other Agencies Are Promoting the National Work Zone Awareness Week
- Other resources
How Federal, State, and Other Agencies Are Promoting the National Work Zone Awareness Week
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
- Video: National Work Zone Awareness Week Event Puts Safety in Your Hands
- Video: The Transportation TV Feature Safety First Covers the Launch of Work Zone Awareness Week
- Video: National Work Zone Awareness Week–April 3-7, 2017
- AASHTO Journal: State DOTs, Federal Agencies Recognize National Work Zone Awareness Week
- AASHTO Journal: Recent South Carolina Tragedy Underscores Message of 2017 Work Zone Awareness Week
American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
- Surviving Spouse Pleads for Motorist Attention in Roadway Work Zones
- National Work Zone Awareness Week Begins Monday
- Work Zone Safety on Twitter
American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)
- National Work Zone Awareness Week website
- PR Newswire: ATSSA Cites Dangers in Roadway Work Zones as National Safety Campaign Begins
Associated General Contractors (AGC)
- Alabama AGC
- AGC, Oregon-Columbia Chapter
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
National Safety Council (NSC)
- Safety+Health: National Work Zone Awareness Week Reminds Drivers: ‘Work Zone Safety is In Your Hands’
- Safety+Health: Editor’s Note: Work zone safety is ‘In Your Hands’
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Transportation
Work Zone Awareness Week photos on Twitter
Alabama
- Alabama News Network: ALDOT Focused on National Work Zone Awareness
- SylacaugaNews.com: ALDOT Raising Awareness After 14 Killed; 645 Injured in Road Work Zones in 2016
- RocketCityNow.com: Widow of ALDOT Worker Shares Heartbreaking Story
- WAAY 31: Widow of Killed ALDOT Worker Calls for More Driver Awareness
Alaska
- State of Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
Arizona
- Arizona Department of Transportation:
- Tucson News Now: Slow down for National Work Zone Awareness Week
- YourPHX.com: Give Work Zone Employees a ‘Brake’
California
- California Department of Transportation
Colorado
- Colorado Department of Transportation
- KOAA.com: CDOT Remembers Fallen Employees with Tribute Ceremony
- Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association: 2017 National Work Zone Awareness Week
- FOX21News.com: CDOT Raises Awareness of Cone Zones During National Work Zone Awareness Week
Connecticut
- NBC Connecticut: National Work Zone Safety Week Kicks off Monday
- Connecticut Technology Transfer Center: 2017 Roadway Safety Poster Contest for Children
Delaware
- Delaware Department of Transportation
District of Columbia
Florida
- Florida Department of Transportation
- District Three: National Work Zone Awareness Week April 3 – 7, 2017
- CapitalSoup.com: Central Florida Law Enforcement Supporting Work Zone Awareness Week
- WCJB TV-20: FDOT: Work Zone Crashes in Alachua County are Climbing
- CapitalSoup.com: News Alert: Media Availability for Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
- CapitalSoup.com: As Work Zone Safety Awareness Week Begins, FDOT Asks, ‘What Drives You?’
- NBC2: Be Alert for Work Zone Awareness Week
Georgia
- Georgia Department of Transportation
- Middle Georgia CEO: GDOT Observes National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
- Construction & Demolition Recycling: Safety Stand-Down Organized for Georgia Road Workers
- Industrial Safety & Hygiene News: Safety Stand-Down Puts the Brakes on Injuries at Georgia Road Sites
- ForConstructionPros.com: Safety Stand-Down Events Decrease Injuries on Georgia Road Construction Sites
- Military Technologies: Safety Stand-Down Events Put the Brakes on Injuries at Georgia Road Sites
- The Augusta Chronicle: Last Week’s Deaths of SCDOT Employees Bring Home Danger of Job to Road Construction Workers
- WFXL: GDOT Asks Motorists to Use Caution During Work Zone Awareness Week
Illinois
- Illinois Department of Transportation:
- WSIU Public Broadcasting: IDOT and Partners Stress Work Zone Safety
- WLS-AM: Work Zone Safety Week
- Kane County Connects: Kane County is Wearing Orange Wednesday in Memory of Steve
- QCOnline.com: Work Zone Safety Call Comes Hours After I-80 Death
- AltonDailyNews.com: Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
Indiana
- Indiana Department of Transportation
- Clinton County Daily News: INDOT Unveils New PSA for Work Zone Awareness Week
- FOX59: Parent Who Lost Son in Work Zone Accident Pleas for Drivers to Slow Down, Pay Attention
- Naptown Buzz: April 3-7 is Work Zone Awareness Week in Indiana
- WJTS TV 18: Indiana Work Zone Safety Awareness
- TriStateHomepage.com: Governor Proclaims April 3 – 7 ‘Work Zone Awareness Week’
- Classic Hit Memories WAMW 107.9FM: It’s Work Zone Awareness Week
- Fort Wayne’s NBC: Work Zone Safety Campaign Revs up
- Tribune Star: Caution in Work can Save a Life, Often Drivers Own
Iowa
- Iowa Department of Transportation
- KJAN: IA DOT Plans to Discuss Work Zones in Council Bluffs for 2017
Kansas
- Kansas Department of Transportation
- WIBW: KDOT National Work Zone Awareness Week In Kansas
- KSNT News: KDOT Encouraging Work Zone Safety
- Kansas Turnpike Authority: National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 3-7
- Kane County Connects: ‘Remembering Steve’: What Kane County is Doing to Promote Work Zone Safety
- KSNW-TV: Report: Number of Work Zone Crashes in Kansas on the Rise
Kentucky
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)
- KyForward.com: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Launches Campaign Focusing on Work Zone Safety
- The District 7 Interchange: National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 3-7… Work Zone Safety is in Your Hands!
- Marshall County Daily: Transportation Cabinet Asks Organizations to “Glow Orange” for Work Zone Safety Awareness
- The Lane Report: KYTC Seeking Public Input on Work Zone Safety Experiences
- WestKentuckyStar.com: Kentucky to Glow Orange for Work Zone Safety
- Northern Kentucky Tribune: Transportation Cabinet Asks Organizations to “Glow Orange” for Work Zone Safety Awareness
- The Richmond Register: ‘Glow Orange’: Kentuckians Reminded to Drive with Caution in Work Zones
- FOX19: 1 Killed Weekly in Road Work Zones: Tips for Safe Driving
Louisiana
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
- KTBS 3: DOTD kicks off National Work Zone Awareness week
- The Advocate: National Work Zone Awareness Week Begins Monday
- KTBS 3: Work Zone Awareness … Saving Lives
Maine
- Maine Turnpike Authority: It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week
Maryland
- Maryland State Highway Administration:
- Equipment World: National Work Zone Awareness Week Launches at Active Maryland Construction Site
- CNS Maryland: State and Feds Team up to Promote Work Zone Safety
- Your4State.com: Saving Lives in Work Zones: Maryland Kicked off Work Zone Safety Awareness Week on Monday
- CBS Baltimore: ‘Slow Down, Pay Attention’; How to Stay Safe in Construction Zones
- Montgomery Community Media: State Urges Drivers to Slow Down in Work Zones
- Flagger Force: National Work Zone Awareness Week National Kick-off Event
- CBS Baltimore: Virtual Reality: Police’s Attempt to Curb Distracted Driving Accidents
- The Baltimore Post: Virtual Reality: Police’s Attempt to Curb Distracted Driving Accidents
Michigan
- Michigan Department of Transportation:
- 9&10 News: M-DOT Encourages Drivers to Be Alert for National Work Zone Awareness Week
- MLive: With Worker Injuries on the Rise, MDOT Focuses on Work Zone Safety
- WZZM13.com: National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week Kicks off in Michigan
- FOX 17: MDOT Launches Work Zone Awareness Week
- WXYZ Channel 7: National Work Zone Awareness Week Kicks off in Michigan
- U.S. News and World Report: Michigan Kicks off National Work Zone Awareness Week
Minnesota
- Fox21: MnDOT Reminds of Work Zone Awareness
- Fox21: MnDOT Urges Driver Safety as Part of National Work Zone Awareness Week
- The Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch: MnDOT Urges Driver Safety as Part of National Work Zone Awareness Week
Missouri
- Missouri Department of Transportation
- Missourinet: MoDOT Asking Public to Do its Part for Safety of Workers at Highway Projects
- The Kansas City Star: MoDOT Worker Survives Work Zone Crash
- KRMS Radio: National Work Zone Awareness Week
- KRCG: MoDOT Urges Caution Amid Work Zone Awareness Week
- KSHB-41: MoDOT Worker Nearly Struck by Vehicle Shares his Story About Traffic Safety
- KY3: Work Zone Awareness Week Aims to Promote Safety near Roadway Construction Areas
- FOX 4 Kansas City: National Work Zone Awareness Week Serves as Reminder that Drivers Should Slow Down and Pay Attention
- KFVS12: MoDOT to Mark Work Zone Awareness Week
- News Tribune: Our Opinion: Hands on the Wheel, Eyes on the Road
- Military Technologies: Work Zone Awareness Week Kick-Off Planned in Springfield Monday, April 3
Nebraska
- Omaha World-Herald: Omaha City Council Honors City Employee Fatally Struck on Job with National Work Zone Awareness Week
- KMTV 3 News Now: City Council to Honor Killed Worker Sal Fidone
Nevada
- Nevada Department of Transportation
- CBS Las Vegas: This is National Work Zone Awareness Week
- KTNV Channel 13 Action News: Drive Safely During National Work Zone Awareness Week
- KTVN 2: NDOT Reminds Drivers to Drive Safely During National Work Zone Awareness Week
- KOLO-TV: NDOT Commemorates National Work Zone Awareness Week
New Mexico
- Los Alamos Daily Post: NMDOT Encourages Safe Driving Through Work Zones
New York
- New York State Department of Transportation
- New York City Department of Transportation
- The Evening Tribune: Work Zone Safety, Deadly Serious
- WBNG.com: NYSDOT Raises Awareness for Work Zone Safety
- The Lansing Star: National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 3-7
- Livingston County News: State Agencies Promote Work Zone Safety
- News12 Brooklyn: Workers Urge Caution During National Work Zone Awareness Week
- WIBX 950: April 3 -7 is National Work Zone Awareness Week
- Cheektowaga Bee: State Agencies Promote Work Zone Safety During 2017 Construction Season
North Carolina
- North Carolina Department of Transportation
- Goldsboro Daily News: NCDOT Kicks off Work Zone Awareness Week
- FOX8: NCDOT Work Zone Awareness Week Reminds People to Drive Safe
Ohio
- Ohio Department of Transportation
- Sentinel-Tribune: ODOT: Diverging Diamond Work to Impact Traffic Starting in June
- Cleveland 19 News: National Work Zone Awareness Week
Oregon
- Oregon Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- NorthcentralPa.com: Statewide Highway Workers’ Memorial was Part of Work Zone Safety Week
- ButlerRadio.com: Officials Urge Attention During Safety Week
- CBS Philly: Pa. Troopers are Cracking Down on Drivers Speeding in Work Zones
- FOX43: Cross on Display for National Work Zone Awareness Week
- CBS21: Road Crews Plea with Drivers to Slow Down in Work Zones
- Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.: During National Work Zone Awareness Week, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Reminds Drivers to Slow Down, Stay Safe
- Rutkoski Fencing Inc.: National Work Zone Awareness Week April 3-7 2017
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Department of Transportation
South Carolina
- Charleston CEO: SCDOT to Recognize National Work Zone Awareness Week
- ForConstructionPros.com: Work Zone Awareness Week 2017 Kicks off as Construction Season Begins
South Dakota
- South Dakota Department of Transportation
- NewsCenter1: National Work Zone Awareness Week
- KOTA-TV: National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 3-7
- City of Sioux Falls: National Work Zone Awareness Week: Stay Alert and Slow Down in Cone Zones
Tennessee
- Tennessee Department of Transportation
- FOX13: TDOT Kicks off Work Zone Awareness week
- Citizen Tribune: TDOT Promotes National Work Zone Awareness Week
- WMC Action News 5: National Work Zone Awareness week is April 3-7
- WBBJ-TV: TDOT Launches New Safety Campaign, Remembers Fallen Workers
- Chattanoogan.com: TDOT Asks Motorists to “Work with Us”
Texas
- Texas Department of Transportation
- Texas A&M Transportation Institute: National Work Zone Awareness Week 2017 — Work Zone Safety is in Your Hands
- 12News: TxDOT Spreading Awareness on Work Zone Fatalities
- MyHighPlains.com: TxDOT Kicks off National Work Zone Awareness Week
- Amarillo Globe-News: TxDOT Asks Drivers to Be Alert During Work Zone Awareness Week
- Gainesville Daily Register: TxDOT Urges Caution Through Work Zones
- USA Breaking News: Workers Plan Motorcade on I-35W in Fort Worth for National Work Zone Awareness Week
- Fort Worth Business Press: Parade for Work Zone Safety
- Crossroads Today: Work Zone Fatalities Increase 27% in Texas
- Abilene Reporter-News: Motorists More at Risk in Work Zones than Workers
- KTXS: TxDOT Reminds Drivers to Slow Down in Work Zones
- Herald Democrat: Sherman TxDOT Office to Display Traffic Cones for Work Zone Awareness
- KSAT 12: TxDOT Campaign Aims to Increase Awareness, Reduce Crashes in Work Zones
Utah
- Daily Herald: UDOT Sets up New ‘Office’ to Encourage Work Zone Safety
- FOX 13: UDOT Exec Moves Desk to Construction Site to Urge Drivers to Slow Down
- KSL.com: ‘Don’t Barrel Through Our Office,’ UDOT Chief Urges
Virginia
- Virginia Department of Transportation
- The Progress-Index: VDOT Honors Man Killed in 1959 Work Zone Crash
- WTOP: VDOT Crews Recount Near Misses in Work Zones
- VirginiaFirst.com: Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
- Newsplex: VDOT Marking Work Zone Awareness Week
- Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance: “Work Zone Safety is In Your Hands”: National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 3-7 (See Page 4 of 10)
- Bristol Herald Courier: VDOT: Exercise Caution in Work Zones
- Nelson County: April 3-7 is National (Highway) Work Zone Awareness Week
Washington
- SafetyNow: National Work Zone Awareness Week
Wisconsin
- State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- Daily Reporter: WisDOT Kicks off Work Zone Awareness Week
- Fond du Lac Reporter: Go Orange for Work Zone Awareness
- News8000.com: Governor Walker Emphasizes Work Zone Safety to Drivers
- WeAreGreenBay.com: Work Zone Awareness Week
- NBC 15 Video: Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
- WEAU 13 News: Work Zone Awareness Week Promotes Highway Safety
- WRJC News: National Work Zone Awareness Week April 3-7
- WDUX: Work Zone Awareness Week
Updated: 9/4/2017