road workers safety News

Town’s Highway Supervisor Not Exempt From Liability for Crash

A New York town’s highway superintendent is not protected from liability for a collision with another vehicle because he was not actually engaged in work on a highway at the time of the accident, New York’s highest court recently ruled, …

6 Workers Killed in Work Zone Crash on Baltimore Beltway

Six people were killed when a passenger vehicle pulled into a work zone along the Baltimore beltway and struck construction workers there, Maryland State Police said Wednesday. Troopers responded to the work zone on northbound Interstate 695 at Security Boulevard …

Mississippi Urges Drivers to Watch for Road Workers After Multiple Incidents

State transportation officials are urging drivers to be more careful in work zones after six road workers were hit on job sites last week. WLBT-TV reports three workers were treated for injuries after a produce truck rear-ended a Mississippi Department …

Oklahoma Safety Campaign Aimed at Protecting Road Workers

State transportation officials are launching a public safety campaign to reduce the number of road workers killed and injured each year in Oklahoma work zones. Announcing the campaign, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation said that in the last five years …