With all the construction around town -- and more to come, including the big shutdown of the Lodge Freeway at I-94 after Memorial Day -- there's never a bad time for a reminder that we need to slow … [Read more...] about In Work Zones: Take It Easy, or Face Hard Time
Highway Safety
Midwest States Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative Selected for 2001 National Highway Safety Award
The Midwest State Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative (MwSWZDI) has been selected as winner of a 2001 National Highway Safety Award in the Operational Improvements program category. Sponsored by the … [Read more...] about Midwest States Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative Selected for 2001 National Highway Safety Award
Nighttime Hazards
Highway contractors increasingly perform maintenance and construction work at night. New voluntary guidelines for work zones will help them keep workers and motorists safe. … [Read more...] about Nighttime Hazards
Work Zone Fatalities Drop According to Latest Figures
The number of fatalities in construction and maintenance zones across the U.S. dropped between 2002 and 2003, according figures recently released by the National Work Zone Safety Information … [Read more...] about Work Zone Fatalities Drop According to Latest Figures
FHWA Issues Final Rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility
Comprehensive new regulations addressing highway work zones have been made final by the Federal Highway Administration. The notice of its final rule on work zone safety and mobility was published in … [Read more...] about FHWA Issues Final Rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility
Caltrans Demonstrates New Mobile Work Zone Protection Device
To increase the safety of field workers and motorists at highway projects and to enhance the efficiency of those projects, Caltrans, with support from FHWA, has created a mobile work zone protection … [Read more...] about Caltrans Demonstrates New Mobile Work Zone Protection Device