National Work Zone Awareness Week National Work Zone Awareness week is April 23-27. Considering the amount of road construction taking place all throughout our state, it is important to take some time and review work zone safety issues. INDOT offers the following suggestions while driving through a work zone: • Stay alert The great concern of lawmakers involving work zone areas is to protect our highway workers from injury and potential fatalities. This is why The Indiana Work Zone Safety Law was recently revised to set steeper penalties for driving infractions within highway work zones. According to this law, first time citations for speeding in a work zone will result in a minimum fine of $300. The fine will increase to a minimum of $500 for a second offense and $1,000 for a third offense within three years. Motorists who drive recklessly or aggressively through work zone areas can face fines up to $5,000. For more information on National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week visit: http://www.workzonesafety.org/news_events/awareness_week/2012 For more information on work zone safety provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation visit: http://www.in.gov/indot/2356.htm |