National Work Zone Awareness Week is here!

National Work Zone Awareness Week is here!

Join us this week in commemorating National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), which starts today and brings together roadway safety advocates across the country to increase attention to the risks of roadway work zones.

This year’s theme – Safe Actions Save Lives – drives home the message that everyone has a role to play. Steps like putting down cell phones and other distractions, obeying signs and slowing down when approaching a work zone are key to protecting the safety of workers, motorists, their passengers, pedestrians and law enforcement.

Honor roadway workers who risk their lives daily to keep America moving by helping raise awareness. And with the majority of fatalities impacting motorists, passengers and pedestrians, do your part because everyone deserves to make it home.

The weeklong commemoration includes:

Today: Work Zone Safety Training Day at businesses across the country

Tuesday: National kickoff event hosted by Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), livestreamed from Farmington, Conn., at 10 a.m. ET via CT‑N (https://ct-n.com/).

Wednesday: Go Orange Day

Thursday: Social media storm. Spread the word about work zone safety using hashtags #NWZAW and #WorkZoneSafety between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET. ​

Friday: Moment of Silence. Arrange your own time and ceremony to honor the people killed in work zone crashes.

For details and more ideas on how to show your support, go to nwzaw.org.