Public Awareness
Public Awareness
2021 Work Zone Awareness Week
2021 National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) was held on April 26-30. It was hosted by the Michigan Department of Transportation. This year’s theme was Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives. The kick-off event was April 27.
Printer version of the National Work Zone Awareness Week poster is available for download in PDF format.
State and Local Agency Activities
Click on a state to see its Work Zone Awareness Week activities.
National Resources
Federal Agencies
Federal Highway Administration
- National Work Zone Awareness Week website
- Work Zone Facts and Statistics
- Work Zone Fatalities at Highest Level Since 2006, New Data Show
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Work Zone Safety: Shareable Material
- FMCSA Encourages Drivers to Practice Work Zone Safety
- FMCSA Urges Caution for 2021 National Work Zone Awareness Week
- FMCSA Focused on Work Zone Crashes in Florida, Georgia and Texas
- FMCSA Calls Drivers’ Attention to Work Zone Safety
- Work Zone Awareness Week: Work Zone Fatalities on Rise, USDOT Says
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH Science Blog: Preventing Struck-By Injuries in Construction: Lift Zone Safety
Non-governmental Organizations
AGC Alabama
AGC Georgia
AGC Utah
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- Video PSA for National Work Zone Awareness Week — April 26-30, 2021
- AASHTO Makes PSA for National Work Zone Awareness Week
- FHWA, State DOTs Work to Support Highway Worker Safety
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
- Videos for National Stand Down April 26 2021:
- Kevin Carnahan at the National Stand Down April 26, 2021 (No longer available online)
- Emmett Russell at the National Stand Down April 26, 2021 (No longer available online)
- Cranes and Lifting Panel at the National Stand Down April 26, 2021 (No longer available online)
- ARTBA Training Resources Aim to Improve Transportation Project Safety
American Traffic Safety Services Association
- ATSSA Blog: ATSSA’s President & CEO Featured on Transportation Podcast
- ATSSA Blog: FHWA’s Pollack Expresses Support for Roadway Safety at ATSSA Legislative Briefing & Fly-In
- ATSSA Blog: Images Capture NWZAW Efforts From Individuals to Public Officials Working to Save Lives
CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training
- National Stand-Down to Prevent Struck-By Incidents – April 26, 2021
- Preventing Struck-By Incidents – Learning by Experience
Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania
Evergreen Safety Council
National Asphalt Pavement Association
National Safety Council
- ‘Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives.’: National Work Zone Awareness Week to take place April 26-30
- Road Work Ahead
Occupational Health & Safety
Roads & Bridges