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Highway and Transportation Division Chairman Dean Word, Dean Word Co, New Braunfels, Texas joined Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez, New York State and City DOT officials and others at a national event in New York City to kick off Work Zone Awareness week. AGC has been part of the planning committee for this event since it was first initiated in 2000 to bring public attention to dangers in the work zone to construction workers and motorists. This year's theme, "Work Zones Need Your Undivided Attention," emphasized how distracted and impaired driving is made all the more dangerous when it occurs in work zones. Among the speakers at the event were family members of workers who were killed in work zone incidents. AGC chapters around the country joined their state DOTs in holding their own events to commemorate the week and gain attention from the media.
