Work zone victim’s daughter urges motorists to drive responsibly Work zone victim’s daughter urges motorists to drive responsibly VDOT hosts National Work Zone Awareness Week official kickoff in Hampton, Va. Pam / Tuesday, April 12, 2022 0 4455 Article rating: 5.0 Cameron Hutt talked about her father during the National Work Zone Awareness Week national kickoff event this afternoon but much of what she shared she learned secondhand. Cameron’s father, Chris Hutt, was killed in a work zone incident when she was in kindergarten. Before his death at age 33, he taught her how to swim, how to tie her shoelaces and her right from her left. He was a loving father and a good provider but he didn’t get to see the birth of his youngest child or watch the other two grow up because of what Cameron called “the carelessness of two people.” Read more
Images capture NWZAW efforts from individuals to public officials working to save lives Images capture NWZAW efforts from individuals to public officials working to save lives Messages across the nation encourage everyone to do their part for work zone safety Pam / Friday, April 30, 2021 0 5943 Article rating: No rating Across the country, individuals, ATSSA members, public officials, government agencies, major corporations and at least one university pitched in for National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) to spread the word about the importance of safety in and around roadway work zones. This year’s NWZAW theme was: Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives. People took a personal approach, used statistics, employed billboards, aired videos and posted to social media all in an effort to heighten awareness of the risks to motorists, their passengers and workers in roadway work zones. Here are some of the images from efforts across the country for this annual public awareness campaign. Read more
FHWA’s Pollack expresses support for roadway safety at ATSSA Legislative Briefing & Fly-In FHWA’s Pollack expresses support for roadway safety at ATSSA Legislative Briefing & Fly-In ATSSA members gathering online this week for annual advocacy event Pam / Wednesday, April 21, 2021 0 6789 Article rating: No rating Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Acting Administrator Stephanie Pollack joined ATSSA members today for day one of the Association’s two-day Legislative Briefing & Fly-In being held online this week. Pollack stressed the importance of roadway safety and referenced next week’s National Work Zone Awareness Week as she engaged in a conversation with ATSSA Vice President of Engagement Nate Smith and responded to member questions. More than 100 ATSSA members registered for the Legislative Briefing & Fly-In, which is organized by ATSSA’s Government Relations Team and is a member benefit. Members are scheduled to take part in more than 60 meetings with members of Congress and legislative staffers on Thursday. Read more
FHWA schedules three webinars for proposed MUTCD updates FHWA schedules three webinars for proposed MUTCD updates Pam / Wednesday, March 10, 2021 0 6400 Article rating: 5.0 The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has scheduled three webinars through April 1 on topics related to the proposed updates to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD). The webinars take place at 2 p.m. EDT and are scheduled as follows: March 18, Introduction and Overview; March 25, Pedestrians, Bicycles and Transit; and April 1, Urban Traffic Control. The MUTCD has not undergone a comprehensive update in more than a decade. FHWA is currently accepting comments. Read more
Biden names MassDOT Secretary as FHWA deputy administrator Biden names MassDOT Secretary as FHWA deputy administrator Pam / Thursday, January 21, 2021 0 6428 Article rating: No rating President Joe Biden named Stephanie Pollack as deputy administrator for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced the departure of Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary and CEO Pollack and named her successor, according to a news release from the governor’s press office today. Pollack will also serve as acting administrator for FHWA until a permanent administrator is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, according to the release. Read more
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