Work Zone Safety

If you travel on Arizona highways this week, you might see ADOT’s overhead message signs displaying a traffic safety message encouraging motorists to slow down in work zones.

If you’ve driven through a work zone, you’ve seen workers wearing hard hats and orange or yellow reflective vests. Those bright colors stand out and make it easier for motorists to see people working near travel lanes, building and maintaining Arizona’s highway system.  

PHOENIX – Building and maintaining Arizona’s vast highway system isn’t an easy job, and to do it, Arizona Department of Transportation crews spend a lot of time near traffic as it rushes by. 

That closeness to oncoming traffic can come with serious safety risks when motorists speed through work zones or choose to drive dangerously. That’s why during this year’s Work Zone Awareness Week, ADOT is calling on motorists to be patient and alert when driving through work zones so everyone can get home safely. 

PHOENIX – Most of us couldn’t imagine being on the job with speeding cars and trucks just feet away zooming past our desk, cubicle or other place of business.

But every day, highway construction and maintenance crews across Arizona face just such potentially dangerous scenarios, especially when many drivers don’t slow down or pay attention in work zones. Sadly, drivers and passengers are even more likely to be killed or seriously injured in work zone crashes.