Highway work zones are a perpetual killer on both sides of the barrels and the construction industry, government and suppliers are trying to do something about it. One important tool now in their … [Read more...] about Work Zones Are Big-Time Killers but There Are Some New Defenses
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Work Zone Safety is Getting the Attention It Deserves
Road and bridge construction and rehabilitation is blasting along at record levels, juiced up with a big flow of federal money from TEA-21 legislation. This activity is putting millions of motorists, … [Read more...] about Work Zone Safety is Getting the Attention It Deserves
Work Zone Safety Initiative Should Get Top Priority
The construction industry, government regulators and contracting agencies finally are all singing off the same song sheet as they join the popular chorus against the hazards of highway work zones. … [Read more...] about Work Zone Safety Initiative Should Get Top Priority
Construction Declares War on Highway Work Zone Carnage
They are not just statistical losses like the win-loss record of a struggling baseball club. The many hundreds of people killed each year in highway work zone accidents are mothers, daughters, sons … [Read more...] about Construction Declares War on Highway Work Zone Carnage
Troopers Don Hardhats to Nab Construction Zone Speeders
Operation hardhat, a Florida Highway Patrol initiative that uses troopers with radar guns posing as surveyors in highway work zones, has gotten off to a rousing start, with tickets flying at a rate of … [Read more...] about Troopers Don Hardhats to Nab Construction Zone Speeders