Five Things You Can Tell Your Neighbors About Work Zone Safety

MoDOT is committed to providing safe and efficient work zones. We’re also committed to keeping our employees safe these work zones. Here are some facts and figures, as well as some important tips you can tell your neighbors about work zone safety.

• In 2007, five people were killed in work zones, which is a 75 percent decrease in deaths from 2006 when 20 people were killed. Thank you for driving smartly!
• There were 724 people injured in work zones in 2007, compared to 1,190 in 2006. This is a decrease of almost 61 percent.
• Between 2002 and 2006, 113 people were killed and 6,582 people were injured in Missouri work zones.
• Since 2000, eight MoDOT employees have been killed in work zones.
• Inattention, exceeding the speed limit and following too closely are the leading causes of work-zone crashes.