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GDOT is observing National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week

By Steve Winslow Anchor/Reporter
Posted 11:56AM on Monday 15th April 2024 ( 6 months ago )

This week marks the celebration of National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week in the U.S., and Georgia's transportation leaders are taking the opportunity to remind commuters of what can be done to help protect those in roadway worksites.

The annual spring campaign, which began in 1999, is observed by federal, state and local transportation departments across the country to raise public consciousness about the need for safe driving in work zones. This year it runs between April 15 and April 19.

Construction and maintenance workers regularly face life-threatening dangers and frightening near misses in active work zones and the decisions made behind the wheel can have consequences that can last forever.  
 
Georgia Department of Transportation says that the national campaign’s theme - “Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever.” – is designed to remind motorists of the importance of obeying traffic laws in active work zones and that the decisions they make while operating a motor vehicle can have significant consequences for the maintenance workers, law enforcement, EMTs, HERO operators, CHAMP operators and tow truck drivers who protect and serve others. 

Statistics show that in Georgia for 2023, there were:

There are several tips that GDOT recommends to commuters while approaching construction work zones on local roads and expressways, including:

GDOT Commissioner Russell R. McMurry requests in their press release to all commuters,  “As you navigate our state, always drive responsibly to safeguard the lives of your fellow citizens and the crews in and around work zones working to make transportation better in Georgia. The Georgia DOT places a high priority on the safety of all our employees, including our construction and maintenance personnel. "  

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