•April 6, 2016•

Since road construction season is in full swing, many roads are already marked with orange construction zone signs and equipment. Illinois State Police District 10 troopers will be working diligently to patrol construction zones in order to ensure the safety of not only the workers but also the motorists traveling through the zones. Speed and inattentiveness are major contributors to work zone crashes.

Motorists are more likely to be a victim in a work zone crash than a worker. Statistics show that approximately 90 percent of all work zone fatalities are motorists. Provisional data shows that 29 people, including three workers, were killed in Illinois work zone crashes in 2014.