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Highway Worker safety

AGC Survey of Highway Contractors Reveals High Incidence of Cars Crashing into Work Zones

by AGC on June 2, 2023

Officials Call for Tougher Safety Enforcement and Education Programs as Annual Survey Details Continued Risks to Drivers & Workers in Work Zones and Workers Plead with Drivers to Slow Down in New Video Fifty-five percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and…

Topics: Roads, Bridges and Highways
Highway Construction, Highway Worker safety

Carolinas AGC and SCDOT Announce Results of South Carolina Work Zone Safety Survey

by Joan Krause on June 2, 2022

On Wednesday, May 26, Carolinas AGC proudly partnered with AGC of America and the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) for a press conference in Columbia, South Carolina to release the South Carolina results of AGC of America’s 2022 Work Zone Safety Awareness Survey consisting of results from CAGC Members. CAGC Highway Division Vice Chair…

Topics: Roads, Bridges and Highways
CAGC, Carolinas AGC, Highway Worker safety, SCDOT

McMaster Signs Highway Workers’ Safety Act into Law

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on June 15, 2017

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed the Highway Workers’ Safety Act into law on Wednesday. House Bill H. 4033 increases penalties for drivers who speed through roadwork construction zones. “We cannot bring back those men and women we have lost, but this legislation stands as a severe warning to all motorists as they approach work zones that…

Topics: Roads, Bridges and Highways
Henry McMaster, Highway Worker safety

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