Group of diverse professionals including a construction worker, nurse, engineer, businessman, and chef promoting safe work zones on a busy road. MDOT logo
🌸Spring🌸 is here and that means there will be more work zones. 🦺Drive cautiously- Slow Down🐢— #StayAlert 👀and #MoveOver if possible! #NWZAW #Orange4Safety @zerodeathsmd.bsky.social #MDTraffic PIO Pete Piringer #VisionZeroMC #mdroads #mdcommuters
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and transportation officials gathered at Dow Diamond in Midland today to honor fallen workers and motorists, along with the families of those killed in work zones this past year. #NWZAW #WorkZoneSafety #Orange4Safety
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🚦 **Traffic Alert** 🚦
As we wrap up National Work Zone Awareness Week, we want to alert everyone to drive slowly and stay focused on the roads. Stay safe! #NWZAW
Meet the newest hero on the road!
The #IDOT Highway Maintainer Starter Pack is here, complete with a hard hat, safety vest, and snowplow. Representing real workers keeping Illinois safe, now in action figure form! #Orange4Safety #NWZAW #SlowForTheConeZone
#NationalWorkZoneAwarenessWeek is a reminder for drivers to be alert, aware of their surroundings & use caution when driving in work zones. When you’re approaching roadway construction - slow down, move over, and don’t zone out! You play a role in work zone safety #NWZAW
A safety helmet and vest are placed on a cross.
Today, we pause for a moment of silence to honor lives lost in work zone crashes. Every worker and road user deserves to get home safely. Let’s commit to safer roads by staying alert and slowing down. #NWZAW #WorkZoneSafety
🦺 It's #NWZAW.
Join us for a #MomentofSilence, TODAY at NOON, honoring those who lost their lives in work zone incidents last year.
And please, RESPECT the zone, so we ALL get home.
More on Nat'l Work Zone Awareness Week: https://www.nwzaw.org/
Not just during National Work Zone Awareness Week #WZAW #NWZAW, but always:
When you come across ANY work zone, where you see flashing lights, or crews/first responders on the road, please...
Slow down. Use caution. Obey signage. Be kind. Pay attention. Drive sober. Be patient. 🧡
April 21-25 is National Work Zone Awareness Week, promoting safe driving through work zones. Let’s work together to promote safety and help prevent work zone crashes.
Every cone, every sign, every worker counts. #NWZAW #SlowForTheConeZone #WorkZoneSafety
In 2022, 742 drivers & their passengers died in work zones (based on #NHTSA FARS data), making it all the more important for drivers🚘to slow🐢down & stay focused👀while approaching & passing through a roadway #workzones🦺 #NWZAW #mdroads #WorkZoneSafety @marylanddot.bsky.social @mcfrspio.bsky.social
Work Zone Safety protects everyone. Of the 215 people killed in Texas work zone crashes in 2024, 81% were drivers or their passengers. Let's keep everyone safe.
🔺Slow down.
👀Pay attention.
👷♀️Watch out for road crews.
🚗Don’t tailgate.
⏲️Allow extra time.
#NWZAW #WorkZoneSafety
A car traveling next to work zone barrels in a busy construction project.
Teen drivers are at high risk in work zones! Remind them to:
✅ Slow down – Speeding is deadly.
✅ Stay alert – No distractions.
✅ Keep a safe distance – Avoid crashes.
A quick convo can save lives! #NWZAW #WorkZoneSafety #TeenDrivers
🦺 It's #NWZAW!
Last year, 918 people DIED in #workzone related crashes.
That's 5 DEATHS EVERY OTHER DAY, which is WAY too many.
RESPECT the zone, so we ALL go home.
• NO Deaths
• NO Injuries
• NO Kidding
More on Nat'l Work Zone Awareness Week: https://www.nwzaw.org/
Screenshot of a virtual meeting with several team members wearing orange shirts and clothing for Go Orange Day, showing support for roadway crews working in active work zones.
🧡 Some of our teams may work behind screens, but we stand with the people working out in the field.
We’re wearing orange today - not for fashion, but for our colleagues in work zones who deserve to get home safe, just like we all do. Stay alert and safe, all! #Orange4Safety #NWZAW
To improve road safety, messages on signage must be short, clear, and focused on a single safety topic. Avoiding humor and pop-culture references is key, via TRB's #BTSCRP.
#NWZAW #Orange4Safety
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The Maryland Port Administration's security team has gone ORANGE! 🧡
We're proudly showing our support for National Work Zone Awareness Week by rocking our brightest orange for Go Orange Day! Today, we stand in solidarity with those who keep our roads moving safely. #NWZAW #Orange4Safety #GoOrangeMD
🚧 National Work Zone Awareness Week reminds us to slow down and stay alert near work zones. Every cone, sign, and worker matters. Let’s keep our roads safe—for them and for you. 👷♂️👷♀️ #NWZAW #WorkZoneSafety #SlowDown
NOCoE is showing support for roadway safety work zones by going orange today!
• Learn how to get involved during National Work Zone Awareness Week: htthttps://www.nwzaw.org
#NWZAW #Orange4Safety
More than 106,000 #WorkZone crashes happen every year. That number should be ZERO. This #NationalWorkZoneAwarenessWeek, let’s bring it down—TOGETHER.
Your patience through work zones isn't just a traffic courtesy—it saves lives. #NWZAW #RespectTheZone #SlowDown #LIUNA
WSDOT logo in orange with Tacoma.
It's go orange day for Work Zone Awareness Week.
#Orange4Safety #NWZAW
It's #GoOrangeDay! Help us spread the word about #WorkZoneSafety by wearing orange today, snapping a selfie & sharing it on your socials!
Tag us @
X: LIUNAmidwest
IG: liuna_midwest
BS: LiunaMidwest.bsky.social
FB: LiunaMidwestRegion
TT: LiunaMidwest
#NWZAW #SlowDown #LIUNA
Crews work on US-131 concrete patching repairs in Grand Rapids.)
Work zone safety saves lives! Stay focused, obey signs and reduce speed when driving through work zones. Respect the zone so we all get home. #NWZAW #WorkZoneSafety
It’s National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week—a reminder that safety starts with each of us. Thanks to our roadway workers, first responders, @marylanddot.bsky.social,
@mdsha.bsky.social & @themdta.bsky.social for keeping us safe. And shoutout to the students helping spread the message. #NWZAW
🦺It's ‘Go Orange’ Day! 🦺
All roadway safety professionals across the country are encouraged to 🧡wear orange🧡 to proudly show their support of work zone safety.
Show your support for #HighwayServices workers by wearing 🧡orange🧡today too! #NWZAW #MDRoads #Orange4Safety @marylanddot.bsky.social
🦺 @weareliuna.bsky.social members Go Orange every day to promote Union solidarity.
Today we Go #Orange4Safety!
94 workers died on road construction jobs last year.
RESPECT the Zone, so we ALL get home.
More on #NWZAW —National Work Zone Awareness Week: https://www.nwzaw.org/
Several uniformed personnel are standing at a podium with orange barrels in front. Emergency vehicles in the background.
A damaged Incident Response truck and a tow equipped Incident Response truck with a Variable Message Sign displaying MOVE OVER.
Close up of Incident Response tow equipped truck with a Variable Message Sign displaying MOVE OVER. Orange barrels on either side of the back of the truck.
Today we held a media event to bring awareness to Work Zone Safety and the dangers our crews face each day on the road.
When you see any kind of work zone including emergency work zones of collisions and incidents MOVE OVER and SLOW DOWN. We want everyone to get home safely.
#NWZAW
Wednesday, we are asking everyone to wear orange to show your support for work zone safety. Let our workers know you care and wear orange! #Orange4Safety #NWZAW
DRIVERS—#SlowDown! Think of every #WorkZone you enter as if a member of your family is working there. When you see our work zone signs, give us a BREAK.
#RespectTheZone, so we ALL get home!
#LIUNA #NWZAW #WorkZoneSafety #WorkZoneAwareness #SlowDown #Don'tTailgate #DriveSmart
NWZAW logo of a construction worker icon.
National Work Zone Awareness Week continues, wraps up with event in Midland Monday, April 28 #Orange4Safety #NWZAW #WorkZoneSafety
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