14K views · 118 reactions | This week is National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week. To highlight this important observance, SCDOT and South Carolina Department of Public Safety have teamed up to bring you a powerful reminder that lives are on the line every time you drive through a work zone. Every flashing light, every cone, every vested worker deserves your attention. #RespectTheZone #NWZAW #SCDOT #SCDPS #DriveSafeSC | SCDOT | Facebook

It's National Work Zone Awareness Week. Work zones are a sign to slow down. Stay alert and watch for workers. Help keep our work zones safe for everyone. #NWZAW | Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Two construction workers were killed in separate construction zone accidents one day apart in Minnesota this week. The first fatal accident occurred Wednesday morning in Burnsville on I-35W, when a worker was struck by a construction vehicle equipped with a boom attachment. The second fatality happened Thursday afternoon in Maple Grove, where a contractor was hit by a dump truck on Highway 610. Both incidents took place within closed work zones, according to the Minnesota State Patrol, which is