U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), April 3-9, 2005. National Media Event April 5, 10:00 a.m., near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (Maryland side). The "motto" for this year's NWZAW theme of "enforcement' is "Slow Down or Pay Up". The State of Maryland will be the 2005 host and has a location locked-in for the April 5 (10:30 a.m.) media/community awareness event near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project (Maryland side).
| VIDEO | AUDIO |
|---|---|
| ROAD SIGN: WORK ZONE, 45 MPH | VOICE OF TROOPER: YOU MAY THINK THESE SIGNS ARE JUST AGGRAVATION.(00:04) |
| CLOSEUP (HEAD, SHOULDERS) OF TROOPER | BUT SPEED LIMITS ARE POSTED BECAUSE WORK ZONES ARE HAZARDOUS.(00:06) |
| ROADWORKER IN CONE ZONE WORKING - HE STOPS BRIEFLY, LOOKS UP AND NODS TO CAMERA | (VOICEOVER, TROOPER)WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THESE ROADWORKERS SAFE - BUT WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR YOU, TOO. (00:04) |
| TROOPER - STRAIGHT ON, EYES RIGHT INTO THE CAMERA | BECAUSE FOUR OUT OF FIVE PEOPLE KILLED IN WORK ZONES ARE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS.(00:04) |
| CAMERA PULLS BACK FROM TROOPER, SHOWS HIM WALKING FORWARD FROM HIS LIGHTS-FLASHING PATROL CAR TOWARD ANOTHER CAR HE HAS PULLED OVER | EXPECT STEPPED-UP ENFORCEMENT IN WORK ZONES. STAY ALERT, AND OBEY POSTED SPEED LIMITS.(00:05) |
| FROM INSIDE THE CAR, FRAMING TROOPER'S HEAD AND SHOULDERS AS HE PULLS OUT A TICKET-WRITING TABLET. HE LOOKS AGAIN AT THE CAMERA AND SAYS: | SLOW DOWN - OR PAY UP.(00:04) |
| BILLBOARD CLOSE - LOGOS OF USDOT, AASHTO, ATSSA, AGC AND ARTBA | ANNOUNCER VO:SPONSORED BY THE PARTNERS OF NATIONAL WORK ZONE AWARENESS WEEK AND YOUR STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (00:03) |
For more information on National Work Zone Awareness Week 2005, please go to: http://www.workzonesafety.org/news_events/awareness_week/2005
