AGC, Along with National Partners, Launches National Work Zone Awareness Week

On Tuesday, April 4, AGC of America staff along with the AGC Highway and Transportation Division chairman, Don Diederich, joined national partners from the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Labor, and the Maryland Department of Transportation to launch the 2017 National Work Zone Awareness Week. The event, which ran from April 3-7, 2017, raises awareness that – for the safety of everyone – work zones require drivers to remain focused and stay alert. According to the latest data available, approximately 700 fatalities occurred in highway work zones in 2015 with 130 being workers.

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