Officials increase Law Enforcement to promote Highway Work Zone Safety

For many of those who live in and around Perry Hall, the Interstate 95 is just a short drive away. And although highways such as this are more convenient and provide for a faster route to work for most drivers, they are also an extremely dangerous environment for road workers to be on.

Earlier this week, state and federal officials had hosted an event near the future Intercounty Connector’s I-95 interchange so as to promote highway work zone safety. Apart from familiarizing the general public with various safety measures, officials have also sent out warnings about increased law enforcement in highway work zones.

Highway work zone crashes are dangerous for the workers as well as the drivers. In the last decade, work zone crashes in Maryland have reached to nearly 2,600 cases a year. Conditions however, are improving.

In spit f the increase in the traffic, and the increase in the repair work and highway construction work taking place, road safety has increased and work zone accidents are reducing. Progress is definitely being made, but drivers should continue paying attention to road workers on highways.