US EditionWV transportation secretary talks road projects, work zone safety
- National Work Zone Awareness Week, observed April 21-25, aims to improve safety in highway work areas.
- The week serves as a reminder to motorists about the dangers of inattentive driving in work zones.
- Events are held across the country to promote safe driving and honor those impacted by work zone incidents.
- Mark Nagi of TDOT said, "One hundred and thirteen TDOT workers have died in the line of duty and that is obviously 113 too many."
- Motorists should slow down and be cautious in work zones to prevent accidents and save lives.
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Operation Pothole comes to Summers County
PIPESTEM, WV (WVNS) -- Operation Pothole began repairing two areas in Summers County. WV American Water marks National Work Zone Awareness Week West Virginia Route 12 and True Road were areas where repair has begun. Route 12 runs through over 30 miles of Summers County, beginning in Greenbrier County in the north and ending in Monroe County in the south. True Road begins just after Bluestone Lake and ends in Pipestem.
Charleston Gazette-Mail
The Herald-DispatchFollowing fatal accident, Work Zone Safety Week speakers include injured DOH worker
A Work Zone Safety Week event, held April 21, 2025 at the West Virginia Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia was a somber affair as West Virginia Parkways employee James Dean Harper, 24, of Bolt, Raleigh County, was remembered. On April 14, 2025 on the West Virginia Turnpike near Chelyan, Kanawha County, West Virginia, Harper was filling potholes in a highway work zone when he was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer truck.
The Interior Journal
kentuckytoday.comDrivers reminded to be focused in National Work Zone Awareness Week
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – With cones and barrels once again marking the start of road construction season, state officials are urging drivers to reduce distractions, slow down and drive safely on Kentucky’s highways this week, which is National Work Zone Awareness Week, and every week of the year. “We’re reminding Kentuckians to stay focused behind the wheel and stay alert when driving through work zones,” said Gov. Andy Beshear. “We all share the r…
KYTC discusses Work Zone Safety Awareness Week - WNKY News 40 Television
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet wants to bring special attention to Work Zone Safety Awareness Week. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is making time to ensure the safety of its workers and bringing awareness and emphasizing the importance of work zone safety for everyone Wes Watt, the public information officer with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in District 3, says, “This is something we should all be focused on …
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