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  • Work Zone Awareness Week 2023
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2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week

2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week. Work with us.

The 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is scheduled for April 17-21.  It will be hosted by the Missouri Department of Transportation.  This year’s theme is “You play a role in work zone safety.  Work with us!”  The kick-off event is scheduled for April 18.  For more information, check out the following website.  

To order physical copies of this poster, please fill out the Poster Request Form or contact Melanie Laird at [email protected].

State and Local Agency Activities

Click on a state to see its NWZAW activities.

Alabama

Alabama Department of Transportation

  • Work Zone Awareness (WZA) Program

Arizona

Arizona Department of Transportation

Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Transportation

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Transportation

  • CT Work Zone Safety

Colorado

Colorado Department of Transportation

Delaware

Delaware Department of Transportation

Florida

Florida Department of Transportation

  • Work Zone Awareness

Georgia

Georgia Department of Transportation

Idaho

Idaho Transportation Department

Illinois

Illinois Department of Transportation

  • Work Zones

Indiana

Indiana Department of Transportation

  • Sens. Braun & Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Effort to Raise Awareness About Keeping Roadway Work Zones Safe
  • National Work Safety Week with Laborers Local 213

Iowa

Iowa Department of Transportation

No Information Available

Kansas

Kansas Department of Transportation

  • Work Zone Safety
  • National Work Zone Awareness Week in Kansas
  • Go Orange Day in Kansas
  • Stay alert: Three work zone crashes per day in Kansas
  • Orange Barrel Safety Week Is Coming

Kentucky

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

Maryland

Maryland State Highway Administration

  • Work Zone Safety
  • Video Shows Vehicles Speeding Before Fatal Crash That Killed 6 Highway Workers on I-695

Michigan

Michigan Department of Transportation

  • MDOT Campaign Raises Awareness for Roadside Workers
  • Sen. Huizenga Reintroduces Bill to Clarify MDOT Work Zone Areas

Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Transportation

Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Transportation

Missouri

Missouri Department of Transportation

  • 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week Event
  • 10th Annual STL Work Zone Awareness 5K
  • Missouri Work Zone for Summer Travelers
  • Work Zone Awareness Week 2023
  • Work Zone Awareness Week Webinars
  • Work Zone Awareness: Billboard Design Contest

Montana

Montana Department of Transportation

Nevada

Nevada Department of Transportation

  • NDOT Prepares for Roadwork on US50, and State Routes 28 and 431 This Summer

New Mexico

New Mexico Department of Transportation

New York State

New York Department of Transportation

New York State Thruway Authority

North Carolina

North Carolina Department of Transportation

  • Work Zone Safety
  • State Officials Encourage Safe Driving During Work Zone Awareness Week
  • NC Work Zone Awareness Week Kicks Off Across State
  • Hit-and-Run Victim Honored During NC Work Zone Awareness Week
  • Wilsonian Honored During NC Work Zone Awareness Week

Ohio

Ohio Turnpike

  • Improving Work Zone Safety Is a Shared Responsibility

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  • Work Zone Awareness
  • Shapiro Administration Previews 2023 Construction Season in Northcentral PA
  • 2023 Road Construction Season Highlighted for Clearfield Region
  • National Work Zone Awareness Week Highlighted
  • National Work Zone Awareness Week Begins April 17
  • Make Work Zone Safety Everyone’s Responsibility – National Work Zone Awareness Week
  • PennDOT, PA Turnpike, PSP, Construction Industry Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week
  • PennDOT Highlights National Work Zone Awareness week
  • Pennsylvania Agencies Gear up for National Work Zone Awareness Week
  • Pennsylvania Agencies Remind Drivers of Work Zone Safety
  • Officials Discuss Work Zone Safety Ahead of a Busy Construction Season
  • PennDOT Urges Cautious Driving for ‘Work Zone Safety Week’
  • PennDOT Urges Caution in Construction Zones
  • Our View: Give road crews a break and slow down in work zones

Pennsylvania State Police

  • National Work Zone Awareness Week

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Transportation

No Information Available

South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Transportation

No Information Available

South Dakota

South Dakota Department of Transportation

  • National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 17-21, 2023

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Transportation

Texas

Texas Department of Transportation

  • National work zone Awareness Week | April 17-21st
  • Work Zone Awareness Week Marked With Giant, Traffic Cone Snake

Utah

Utah Department of Transportation

Virginia

Virginia Department of Transportation

  • Work Zone Safety
  • Letter to the Editor: Practice work zone awareness
  • All Motorists Play a Role in Work Zone Safety
  • The 66 Express Outside the Beltway Reminds Drivers to Avoid Distractions

Washington

Washington State Department of Transportation

  • Give ’em a Brake
  • WSDOT Honors Fallen Road Workers at Memorial in Olympia

West Virginia

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  • Work Zone Safety
  • Clark County Highway Commissioner Urges Everyone to Drive Carefully in Highway Work Zones

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works / Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico

No Information Available

Oregon

California

Wyoming

Alaska

North Dakota

Nebraska

  • Work Zone Safety

Oklahoma

  • ODOT, OTA Encourages Motorists to Make it Home Safe; Make Oklahoma Safe With New Work Zone Safety Awareness Campaign

Vermont

New Hampshire

Maine

Maine Department of Transportation

  • Work Zone Awareness

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

  • MassDOT Contest Invites College Students to Create Billboard PSA’s on Work Zone Safety
  • National Work Zone Awareness Week Billboard Design Contest for Massachusetts College Students
  • MassDOT Launches Billboard Design Contest to Support National Work Zone Awareness Week
  • MassDOT Launches Billboard Design Contest for Work Zone Safety

New Jersey

DC

Hawaii

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National Resources

Federal Agencies

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 

  • National Work Zone Awareness Week website

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

  • OSHA Region 2 Work Zone Safety Awareness Kick-off Lunch & Learn Webinar

Non-governmental Organizations

AGC Georgia

  • National Work Zone Awareness Week

AGC San Diego Chapter

  • SAFETY – National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 17 – 21

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

  • Resolution Issued for National Work Zone Awareness Week

American Road & Transportation Builders Association

  • 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week

American Traffic Safety Services Association 

  • Everyone Plays a Role in Work Zone Safety

CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training 

  • National Stand-Down to Prevent Struck-By Incidents

Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania

  • Work Zone Awareness Week

LiUNA’s Midwest Region

  • 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week Poster Contest

Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association

  • Save the Date: National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 17-21, 2023
  • National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 17-21, 2023

National Asphalt Pavement Association

  • Watch for Us

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

  • Join the National Stand-Down to Prevent Struck-by Incidents

National Safety Council

  • Driver Safety Around – and in – Work Zones webinar

Better Roads

  • Six Highway Workers Killed on I-695 in Maryland in Work Zone Crash

Safety+Health Magazine

  • ‘Work With us’ on Work Zone Safety

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Last updated: 6/1/2023

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