14K views · 118 reactions | This week is National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week. To highlight this important observance, SCDOT and South Carolina Department of Public Safety have teamed up to bring you a powerful reminder that lives are on the line every time you drive through a work zone. Every flashing light, every cone, every vested worker deserves your attention. #RespectTheZone #NWZAW #SCDOT #SCDPS #DriveSafeSC | SCDOT | Facebook

Two construction workers were killed in separate construction zone accidents one day apart in Minnesota this week. The first fatal accident occurred Wednesday morning in Burnsville on I-35W, when a worker was struck by a construction vehicle equipped with a boom attachment. The second fatality happened Thursday afternoon in Maple Grove, where a contractor was hit by a dump truck on Highway 610. Both incidents took place within closed work zones, according to the Minnesota State Patrol, which is