Caltrans Makes Urgent Call for Increased Driver Safety Awareness After Recent Highway Worker Fatalities

The article highlights Caltrans’ efforts to improve work zone safety following the deaths of six contractor employees struck by vehicles while working on California highway projects since August 10. Caltrans urges motorists to slow down, move over, avoid distractions, and never drive while impaired when traveling through work zones. The department is also establishing an executive-level safety committee with industry partners to review roadside safety protocols, explore new technologies and safety devices, and strengthen construction safety requirements to protect highway workers and the traveling public.