National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) 2021 is scheduled for April 26-30. It will be hosted by the Michigan Department of Transportation. This year’s theme is Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives. The kick-off event is scheduled on April 27.
For more information, check out the website below.
To order physical copies of this poster, please send the requested quantity of posters and shipping address to Melanie Laird at [email protected]. Please expect all poster orders to arrive by early to mid-April. Supplies are limited, so be sure to send in your request as soon as possible.
Printer version of the National Work Zone Awareness Week poster is available for download in PDF format.
To find out what federal, state, and other agencies are doing to promote National Work Zone Awareness Week, view the links below.
Federal Agencies
Federal Highway Administration
- National Work Zone Awareness Week website
- Work Zone Facts and Statistics
- Work Zone Fatalities at Highest Level Since 2006, New Data Show
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Work Zone Safety: Shareable Material
- FMCSA Encourages Drivers to Practice Work Zone Safety
- FMCSA Urges Caution for 2021 National Work Zone Awareness Week
- FMCSA Focused on Work Zone Crashes in Florida, Georgia and Texas
- FMCSA Calls Drivers’ Attention to Work Zone Safety
- Work Zone Awareness Week: Work zone Fatalities on Rise, USDOT Says
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- NIOSH Science Blog: Preventing Struck-by Injuries in Construction: Lift Zone Safety
State and Local Agencies
Alabama
- Alabama Department of Transportation
- ALDOT Launches Work Zone Campaign: Move Over, Slow Down, Save Lives
- National Work Zone Awareness Week Encouraging Motorists to Pay Attention
- ADOT Displaying Safety Messages This Week for Work Zone Awareness
- ALDOT Highlights National Work Zone Awareness Week
- National Work Zone Awareness Week Begins April 26th
- ALDOT Marks ‘National Work Zone Awareness Week’
- It’s “Work Zone Awareness Week” and ADOT Wants you to Take Note.
- ALDOT Employee Leo Fournier Jr. Killed in 2017 Remembered With National Work Zone Memorial
- ALDOT Employee Killed on Duty, Remembered with National Work Zone Memorial
Arizona
- Arizona Department of Transportation
- Yuma County Department of Public Works
Arkansas
- Arkansas Department of Transportation
Connecticut
- Connecticut Department of Transportation
Colorado
- Colorado Department of Transportation
Delaware
- Delaware Department of Transportation
Florida
- Florida Department of Transportation
Georgia
- Georgia Department of Transportation
Idaho
- Idaho Transportation Department
Illinois
- Illinois Department of Transportation
- Work Zones
- IDOT – T2 – National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) Kickoff
- Illinois Goes Orange for Work Zone Awareness Week
- ‘National Work Zone Awareness Week’ Aims to Keep IDOT Workers Safe
- Nation Work Zone Awareness Week Kicks off in Ill., ISP Cracking Down on Road Work Safety
- It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week
Indiana
- Indiana Department of Transportation
- INDOT Emphasizes Work Zone Safety as Road Construction Season Begins
- Connecting the DOTs: How Connected Vehicle Data Enables Work Zone Safety
- INDOT Marks Start of 2021 Road Construction Season With Emphasis on Work Zone Safety
- INDOT Celebrates National Work Zone Awareness Week
- Staying Safe on the Roads: It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week
- ISP, INDOT Pushing for Work Zone Safety as Construction Season Nears
Iowa
- Iowa Department of Transportation
Kansas
- Kansas Department of Transportation
- Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kentucky
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Louisiana
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Maryland
- Maryland State Highway Administration
Michigan
- The Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer
- Michigan Department of Transportation
- 2021 National Work Zone Awareness Week
- 2021 National Work Zone Awareness Week Kick-off Event
- National Work Zone Awareness Week: Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives.
- This Week Marks National Work Zone Awareness Week – Here’s What to Know
- Michigan Hosts National Work Zone Safety Event – One Advocate’s Motivation
- Ottawa County Road Commission
Minnesota
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
Mississippi
- Mississippi Department of Transportation
- MDOT: Roadside Workers Rely on Traveling Public for Safety
- National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 26-30
- MDOT and DOTD Observe Work Zone Awareness Week April 26-30
Missouri
- Missouri Department of Transportation
- Media Alert: Work Zone Awareness Week
- MoDOT’s Plea to Drivers: ‘Work With us’ This Construction Season
- MoDOT Workers Asking Drivers to ‘Just Pay Attention and Slow Down’
- National Work Zone Awareness Week Begins on Monday
- Work Zone Awareness Week is April 26-30
- MoDOT Kicks off Work Zone Awareness Week on Monday, April 26
- MoDOT Opens Work Zone Awareness Week
- MoDOT Promotes Work Zone Awareness Week
- Work Zone Awareness Week Starts April 26
- MoDOT Celebrates “Work Zone Awareness Week”
- MoDOT Vehicle Struck During First Day of Work Zone Awareness Week
- MoDOT Kicks off Work Zone Awareness Week
- District Engineer Machelle Watkins – Work Zone Awareness Week 2021
- The Missourian’s View: Caution is Needed in Construction Work Zones on Missouri Roadways
Montana
- Montana Department of Transportation
Nevada
- Nevada Department of Transportation
New Mexico
- New Mexico Department of Transportation
- City of Las Cruces Public Works Department
New York
- New York State
- New York Department of Transportation
- New York State Thruway Authority
North Carolina
- North Carolina Department of Transportation
- NC Governor’s Highway Safety Program
Ohio
- Ohio Department of Transportation
- Ohio and Ky. Shine a Light on National Work Zone Awareness Week
- Take Care During National Work Zone Awareness Week
- National Work Zone Awareness Week
- ODOT Marks National Work Zone Awareness Week
- Ohio, PA Kick off National Work Zone Awareness Week
- National Work Zone Awareness Week Reminds Drivers to be Extra Alert
- ODOT and Ohio State Highway Patrol Team up for National Work Zone Awareness Week
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Wolf Administration Highlights National Work Zone Awareness Week
- It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week
- National Work Zone Awareness Week
- Work Zone Awareness Week, Plus Move Over Law Takes Effect
- Highway Workers Hoping for a Safe Construction Season
- PennDOT Highlights Work Zone Safety During National Work Zone Awareness Week
- Pennsylvania Turnpike
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Department of Transportation
South Carolina
- South Carolina Department of Transportation
South Dakota
- South Dakota Department of Transportation
- National Work Zone Awareness Week With Jesse
- National Work Zone Awareness Week With John
- Blog Post: SDDOT Promotes National Work Zone Awareness Week 2021 Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives.
- News Release: SDDOT Promotes National Work Zone Awareness Week 2021 Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives.
- National Work Zone Awareness Week 2021 Promotes Removing Distractions; Public Encouraged to Take Part in Go Orange Day
Tennessee
- Tennessee Department of Transportation
- National Work Zone Awareness Week Campaign Kicks off on Monday
- TDOT Announces Work Zone Awareness Week
- Work Zone Awareness Week Observed in Tennessee
- Work Zone Awareness Week: How TDOT is advocating for safety on the roads
- TDOT Promotes Safety Campaign During National Work Zone Awareness Week
- TDOT Marks Work Zone Awareness Week With Interstate Tribute in Knoxville
Texas
- Texas Department of Transportation
- Work Zones
- Construction on I-35 in TxDOT Waco District Reaches Halfway Point
- What is National Work Zone Awareness Week?
- TxDOT Calls for Safer Driving as Work Zone Traffic Deaths Rise During Pandemic
- Texas DOT Work Zone Awareness Week
- TxDOT Raising Work Zone Awareness on Texas Roads
- Texas DOT Work Zone Awareness week
- Work Zone Awareness Week in Texas
- TxDOT Promoting Work Zone Safety Awareness
Utah
- Utah Department of Transportation
Virginia
- Virginia Department of Transportation
- National Work Zone Awareness Week 2021
- VDOT: Signs of Safety
- National Work Zone Awareness Week Kicks off With a Plea for Drivers to Slow Down, Avoid Distractions
- VDOT: National Work Zone Awareness Week Starts Monday
- National Work Zone Awareness Week Promotes Safety During Road Work Season
- VDOT Go Orange Wednesday Part of Work Zone Awareness Week
- VDOT: Drive Safe in Area Work Zones
Washington
- Washington State Department of Transportation
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- Office of the Governor
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- Winnebago County Highway Department
- Barron County
- Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives.
- Chippewa County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives.
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works / Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico
- National Work Zone Safety Week / Semana Nacional de Seguridad en las Zonas de Construcción
- Video: Dr. Edwin Gonzalez, PE. Executive Director / Dr. Edwin González, PE. Director Ejecutivo Act
- Video: Aida Merlin, Program Manager for Traffic and Operations of Metropistas / Aida Merlín, Gerente De Tráfico Y Vialidad
- Video: Dr. Benjamin Colucci, Director of the Puerto Rico LTAP / Dr. Benjamín Colucci, Directora del LTAP de Puerto Rico
- Video: Eileen M Vélez Vega, Secretary DTOP / Eileen M. Vélez Vega, PE. Secretaria DTOP
- National Work Zone Safety Week / Semana Nacional de Seguridad en las Zonas de Construcción
Non-governmental Organizations
AGC Alabama
AGC Georgia
AGC Utah
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- Video PSA for National Work Zone Awareness Week — April 26-30, 2021
- AASHTO Makes PSA for National Work Zone Awareness Week
- FHWA, State DOTs Work to Support Highway Worker Safety
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
- 2021 Virtual Work Zone Awareness Week
- Videos for National Stand Down April 26 2021:
- ARTBA Training Resources Aim to Improve Transportation Project Safety
American Traffic Safety Services Association
- ATSSA Blog: ATSSA’s President & CEO Featured on Transportation Podcast
- ATSSA Blog: FHWA’s Pollack Expresses Support for Roadway Safety at ATSSA Legislative Briefing & Fly-in
- Images Capture NWZAW Efforts From Individuals to Public Officials Working to Save Lives
CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training
- National Stand-Down to Prevent Struck-by Incidents – April 26, 2021
- Preventing Struck-By Incidents: Learning by Experience
Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania
Evergreen Safety Council
National Asphalt Pavement Association
National Safety Council
- ‘Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives.’: National Work Zone Awareness Week to take place April 26-30
- Road Work Ahead
Occupational Health & Safety
Roads & Bridges
- More than Flipping a Paddle: Flagger Training is Crucial
- National Work Zone Awareness Week 2021 Brings Attention to Worker Safety
Date updated: 1/4/2022