A state department of transportation motorist assistance patrol unit employee was stabbed and killed during a bizarre incident on Interstate 10 in Port Allen. West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Deputies … [Read more...] about LSP: DOTD Worker Killed in Attack on Interstate 10, Suspected Attacker Fatally Shot by WBR Deputies
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Indiana Senate OKs Speed Camera Enforcement in Highway Work Zones
State lawmakers are close to sending to the governor a plan authorizing the use of automated camera enforcement to ticket motorists exceeding the speed limit by at least 11 mph in highway work zones. … [Read more...] about Indiana Senate OKs Speed Camera Enforcement in Highway Work Zones
CTDOT Launches Work Zone Speed Safety Camera Pilot Program
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced the implementation of the Know the Zone: Speed Safety Camera Program, a program to reduce speeding in work zones and improve Connecticut … [Read more...] about CTDOT Launches Work Zone Speed Safety Camera Pilot Program
Effective Work Zone Safety Public Outreach
The national guidance document Toward Zero Deaths: A National Strategy on Highway Safety emphasizes the importance of integrating social science research with traditional highway safety approaches. … [Read more...] about Effective Work Zone Safety Public Outreach
VDOT Working With Construction Contractors to Decrease Collisions Along I-81 Work Zones
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is working with a construction contractor along I-81 between exits 137 and 141 to decrease the number of crashes, which have led to traffic backups … [Read more...] about VDOT Working With Construction Contractors to Decrease Collisions Along I-81 Work Zones
Michigan Weighs Work Zones Cameras to Catch Speeders, Slow Traffic
Introduced earlier this year, HB 5750 would authorize an automated speed enforcement system in construction zones, replacing Michigan State Police troopers with cameras that could be mounted on … [Read more...] about Michigan Weighs Work Zones Cameras to Catch Speeders, Slow Traffic