National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is April 21-25, 2025.
“Work zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever.” This was the theme of 2024’s work zone awareness week theme and it still holds good.
For drivers, work zones can be a nuisance. They irritate us, they disrupt how we get places. They slow traffic down.
For workers, work zones are a serious hazard. Employees – someone’s son, daughter, mother, father—are working alongside the driving public – the public who often are not paying attention to their driving. Responding to text messages or making calls seems more important, in the moment, than paying attention to the road and potential hazards.
Minnesota Network of Employers for Traffic Safety has a campaign going: Do it for THEM. Slow Down, Pay Attention. Your Driving Matters. For campaign details and resources see https://drivesafemn.org/
For more information on NWZAW see https://www.nwzaw.org/