The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is testing whether installing orange pavement markings to delineate a highway construction zone will improve safety for roadway workers and motorists alike. … [Read more...] about Kentucky Testing Orange Striping to Improve Work Zone Safety
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Ohio Work Zone Safety Effort to Include Aerial Enforcement
State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are putting more focus on work zone safety due to the increase of speeding-related incidents related in part to the low traffic volumes caused by the … [Read more...] about Ohio Work Zone Safety Effort to Include Aerial Enforcement
Missouri DOT Experiencing Surge in Work Zone Crashes
Missouri Department of Transportation is dealing with a surge in work zone crashes despite decreased traffic volumes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency has already had 39 truck/trailer-mounted … [Read more...] about Missouri DOT Experiencing Surge in Work Zone Crashes
Wyoming DOT Highlights Highway Work Zone Safety
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (DOT) has initiated an effort to re-emphasize highway work zone safety to motorists to coincide with the ramp-up of the state’s annual roadway construction … [Read more...] about Wyoming DOT Highlights Highway Work Zone Safety
Ohio DOT, Nexar Launch Work Zone Safety Pilot Project
DriveOhio, an initiative of the Ohio Department of Transportation, is partnering with Nexar to test its CityStream roadway monitoring technology to improve highway work zone safety. This pilot project … [Read more...] about Ohio DOT, Nexar Launch Work Zone Safety Pilot Project
Concerns Grow Over Highway Work Zone Safety
According to a new survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and Texas-based software firm Heavy Construction Systems Specialist, two-thirds of the 200 highway construction … [Read more...] about Concerns Grow Over Highway Work Zone Safety