Construction Group Launches New Highway Work Zone Safety Effort as 44 Percent of Road Contractors Report Having Cars Crash into Their Projects

Forty-four percent of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year. As a result, the Associated General Contractors of America officials launched a new national advertising and outreach campaign to urge motorists to stay alert and slow down while driving through highway work zones.   The campaign will feature new radio ads that will air in dozens of cities around the country.