New Efforts Underway To Reduce Texas Work Zone Deaths

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The warnings to slow down while driving through work zones have never been more important in Texas. The point is being stressed as new statistics show deaths and injuries while driving through construction areas are up.
Until you stand on a roadway with cars, trucks and 18-wheelers whizzing by, you don’t appreciate the speed of passing traffic and the danger that work crews face everyday.
Officials with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) an