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  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces 17 Percent Drop in Work Zone Fatalities and Injuries; Cautions Motorists to Drive Safely During Busiest Road Work Season in Years (FHWA 11-09) – April 7, 2009
    U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a 17 percent drop in work zone fatalities and injuries as National Work Zone Awareness Week kicked off. The week was kicked off by national highway safety leaders at a ceremony today near the nation's capital.

  • National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week, April 3-7, Public Roads (Vol. 63, No. 5, March/April, 2000)
    To help reduce fatalities and injuries in highway construction areas, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Kenneth R. Wykle, American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) Executive Director Roger A. Wentz, and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) President Thomas R. Warne signed an agreement on Dec. 15, 1999 designating April 3 through 7 as National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week.

  • Work Zone Safety: It's Everybody's Business, Focus - January, 2000
    Work zones on U.S. highways have become increasingly dangerous places for both workers and travelers, with the death rate approaching two per day. With more than 70,000 work zones in place across America on a given day, highway agencies are realizing that it is not enough to focus on improving the devices used in the work zone areas, but that they must also reach out to the public in order to change the behavior of drivers so that crashes can be prevented.

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Chung Eng

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National Work Zone Awareness Week 2009