Gov. Whitmer Announces Orange Barrels Will Be Moved and Lanes Reopened to Ease Labor Day Weekend Travel

by Fix MI State | Aug 28, 2024 | Work Zone Safety

LANSING, Mich. – This Labor Day weekend, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is moving orange barrels to the side of the road and removing lane restrictions on 60 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide to...

Michigan crashes: Deaths fall in 2023, work zone accidents up. What to know

by Fix MI State | Jul 12, 2024 | Work Zone Safety

This story appeared in Bridge Michigan. Read more here. After a jump in fatal car crashes during the COVID-19 pandemic, overall crashes and fatalities declined in Michigan in 2023 — though work zone incidents have spiked with the increase in construction. Data...

Officials urge safe driving in work zones following accidents

by Fix MI State | Jun 28, 2024 | Work Zone Safety

This article originally appeared in WILX. Read more here. Officials are asking people to slow down and pay attention, especially in construction zones. In 2023, Michigan work zones had 20 fatalities, 1,896 injuries, and 7,237 crashes. That’s according to a preliminary...

Michigan Department of Transportation urging carefulness and patience from drivers

by Fix MI State | Jun 13, 2024 | Work Zone Safety

This article originally appeared in WILX. Read more here.  Whether it’s your daily commute to work, or a trip across the state, it’s hard to miss the construction on all those Michigan roads. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) says the “Rebuilding...

Keeping people safe on both sides of the barrel: A new bill wants to keep people aware of work zone speeds

by Fix MI State | Jun 7, 2024 | Work Zone Safety

This article originally appeared in FOX 47 News. Read more here.  Orange cones and signs are just about everywhere these days. A bill working itself out of the capitol may keep a closer eye on how fast you’re going through these construction zones. “Of the...

MDOT and Michigan State Police team up to promote construction worker safety

by Fix MI State | May 17, 2024 | Work Zone Safety

This story originally appeared in 9 and 10 News. Read more here. “This is their office,” says Sgt. Ashley Miller with the Michigan State Police. “So every day they have to come in and they’re just hoping to make it home safe that day.” Construction season is here and...