The nine curved roads will receive high friction surface treatment to improve traction and reduce crashes.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — As National Work Zone Awareness Week begins, state officials hope drivers can slow the uptick in work zone accidents, injuries, and fatalities. reported 1,216 work zone crashes, resulting in 22 fatalities.
“Just imagine if you were out there and working on the road and how you would want others to be driving around you,” said Seidel. “Drivers need to pay attention to the moms, dads, sons and daughters working in these construction projects,” said Mike Caroll, Secretary of Transportation at PennDOT.
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