Work Zone Awareness Week Archives

Apr 23

ALDOT employees statewide go orange for National Work Zone Awareness Week

ALDOT West Central Region employees, wearing orange, pose in front of a building holding a work zone awareness week picture

Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) employees across Alabama donned bright splashes of orange today in support of #GoOrangeDay. This annual event marks a key day within National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW). NWZAW, a nationwide campaign, reminds drivers about the critical importance of safety in roadway work zones.

“Our employees are out on Alabama’s roadways…

Apr 22

Navigating work zones in Zero to 60

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is continuing its new “Zero to 60” campaign and reminding drivers about the importance of work zone safety. This episode highlights the dangers of speeding and distracted driving in work zones, where conditions can change rapidly.

Key safety tips from ALDOT for navigating work zones:

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Apr 21

ALDOT, AGC kick off National Work Zone Awareness Week in Mobile

Local contractors and media attend event to kick off Work Zone Awareness Week in Mobile.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) kicked off the 2025 National Work Zone Awareness Week campaign Monday with a press conference in Mobile.

Leaders from ALDOT, AGC, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), and the Alabama Road Builders Association (ARBA) came together to promote driver safety in…

Apr 17

Meet Millie – the top dog of work zone safety

Millie the Alabama AGC Workzone Safety Dog billboard

Millie, a Labrador Retriever certified therapy dog and the official safety dog of the Alabama Associated General Contractors (AGC), has become a familiar and beloved figure in Alabama. She has traveled to all corners of the state alongside her dedicated human partner, Morris King. For the past four years, Millie and Morris have traveled with…

Apr 16

ALDOT offers tips for traveling safely through work zones

National Work Zone Safety Week is April 15 through 19, but drivers should drive safely in work zones year round.

Every driver encounters them: those orange cone-filled stretches of road that seem like a recipe for frustration. But work zones are more than just a traffic nuisance – they’re areas where people are hard at work to improve our roadways.

National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 15 through 19, but drivers should drive safely…

Apr 15

National Work Zone Awareness Week kicks off

Representatives from ALDOT, AGC, ALEA, and ARBA attended the joint press conference to kick off National Work Zone Awareness Week.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) held a joint press conference at Thompson Engineering in Mobile today, April 15, to officially kick off the 2024 National Work Zone Awareness Week campaign.

Representatives from ALDOT, AGC, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and the Alabama Road Builders Association (ARBA)…

Apr 15

Their bodies are on the line: Charlie Posey’s Story

Oct. 31, 2017 started much like any ordinary day for Charlie Posey, a third generation employee for the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT)–but things quickly took a turn for the worse.

Posey, a surveyor, at the time, was sent to do his job, a job he had done for 11 years without major incident. He…

Apr 12

National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 15 – 19

The Alabama Department of Transportation and states around the nation are joining together to ask drivers to slow down and eliminate distractions in work zones. National Work Zone Awareness Week takes place April 15-19.

The theme for this year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week is, “Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last…