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Essential Steps To Stay Safe In Road Construction Zones

The Constructor

Are you driving near a road construction zone? Construction zones can be dangerous for drivers, pedestrians, and construction workers. Whether you’re just passing through or are a daily commuter in an ongoing construction area, it is important to stay safe.

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How to Divert Traffic during Road Construction?

The Constructor

Traffic diversions are provided for a safe and efficient movement of traffic through or around the work zones while protecting the workers and.

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U.S. road work-zone fatalities up 7%

Construction Dive

Officials says more traffic and road work and distracted driving are to blame for the increase in fatalities.

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No More Overlooking Work Zone Accidents

FDR Safety

While teenage accidents and deaths are undoubtedly important, they are not the only group who see dramatic rise in danger as more cars crowd the roads during the summer months. Road-workers are a rarely appreciated, high chastised group of people who put themselves in harm’s way on a daily basis.

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Maryland doubles fines in road work zones to $80

Construction Dive

The legislation, which raises maximum fees for those caught speeding in construction areas, comes a year after six workers were killed in what police say was a speeding-related collision.

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Family of employee killed in Baltimore work zone sues contractor, drivers

Construction Dive

Now one of their families is suing the drivers, the state and the road builder. In March 2023, motorists killed six construction workers on I-695.

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Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? Biden Thinks So

Pro Builder

Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? President Biden’s infrastructure plan will set aside $5 billion for a grant program aimed at tackling “exclusionary” zoning laws that inflate housing costs. Biden Thinks So. cbroderick. Thu, 04/08/2021 - 10:28. and Austin, Texas. Zandi is the chief economist of Moody’s Analytics.

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