PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Transportation is joining partner agencies across the country in promoting safe driving in road construction areas this week. Pierre Area Engineer Dean VanDeWiele says this week is National Work Zone Awareness Week…
VanDeWiele says the national numbers reflect what is seen in South Dakota. Speed is a big factor in many rear-end crashes and isn’t helped by the vast open areas highways are in…
VanDeWiele says highway workers get focused on their jobs and need help from the public to keep them safe…
GO ORANGE DAY is Wednesday April 28th to advocate for work zone safety awareness. The public is encouraged to take creative photos in orange apparel and posting the photos to social media using the hashtag orange-the number four-safety-sd. South Dakota’s traveler information website, sd511.org, will show the status of highways that may have ongoing construction so you can plan a route around it.
