Move over, slow down: TxDOT pleads for people to drive safely through work zones

AUSTIN (KXAN) — This week kicks off the National Work Zone Awareness Week as the Texas Department of Transportation officials report there has been a spike in deaths in work zones.The majority of those killed were either vehicle drivers or passengers, making up 195 of the 244 deaths. A further 38 pedestrians were killed, along with four bicyclists. Three construction workers were killed in 2021. Texas traffic deaths in construction zones increased by a third in 2021According