WORK ZONE SAFETY
INTRODUCTION
Did you know the top three causes of work zone fatalities are speeding, following too closely and distracted driving? Eliminating these dangerous driving habits will help keep you and others safe. Work zones change frequently, and many new ones may be put in place as the construction season continues. We urge drivers to check for work zones before travelling by using our app, checking traffic advisories or a map of current work zones at www.odot.org or viewing current traffic conditions at www.oktraffic.org.
We want to thank drivers for paying attention in work zones, obeying the speed limits and leaving adequate distance between themselves and workers and other cars.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Slow Down in Work Zones
Use caution in all work zones.
Enroll in the WorkZoneSafe Course
You can help teen drivers learn more about how to navigate work zones safely by taking the WorkZoneSafe.com online course. It’s free, easy to use and just might help save a life.
Drive Safely in Work Zones
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation and its partners want teen drivers to learn about work zone safety through a short, online course that helps prepare them for the unexpected in highway work zones. Help us teach young drivers that the lives outside of the vehicle are just as important as the ones inside their cars.
Stay Focused in Work Zones
Distractions in work zones never mix. Stay focused and drive safely, especially through work zones.
Honoring the Fallen
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Sixty-one ODOT employees and eleven OTA employees have lost their lives in work zones of the two agencies. ODOT has lost more employees in the line of duty than any other state agency other than the military.
James Dawkins
B. A. Reynolds
Henry Cornelius
L. C. Sanders
Jim Nash
James A. Lile
Lawrence E. Lane
Lawrence A. Felkel Jr.
Connell R. Duncan
James Johnson
Alex Morgan
Arthur L. Dooley
Coy Blair
Cecil Honsinger
Riley D. Wilson
William S. Nichols
Leonard Spain
Clarence L. Clay
Alex Manous
Hugh E. Storts
7/21/1931
5/14/1940
11/9/1953
11/15/1953
8/17/1955
3/25/1957
3/25/1957
3/25/1957
6/19/1958
8/819/58
11/27/1958
11/27/1958
12/24/1958
10/7/1960
3/9/1961
5/7/1963
6/4/1963
7/24/1963
4/16/1964
7/3/1964
F. Leonard Stroyick
James Earldon Rose
Carl M. Strain
Overton Love
Norris D. Crager
Sammie D. Wilson
Ray Caldwell
F. W. Motley
Donald Killian
Austion Behn
Tom Carlile
Luey V. Holland
Oather J. Dryden
Clarence Maggard
John E. Botts
Orville E. Holman
Pat Hobbs
Oscar Standeford Jr.
Joe K. Battle
James D. Berry
Paul E. Hatcher
5/25/1965
11/8/1965
12/3/1965
11/22/1966
7/28/1967
8/10/1967
9/11/67
9/2/1969
6/8/1970
11/9/1970
5/18/1971
7/16/1971
2/18/1972
3/13/1973
10/10/1973
10/7/1975
4/4/1977
9/7/1977
7/24/1978
9/6/1978
1/24/1979
V. Lanell Shindler
Robert L. Scott
Donald D. Boyd
Robert Keesee
Gene Boatright
Leon N. Harp Sr.
Roy B. Bowman
Herbert A. Albers
Gary D. Ledbetter
Carolyn Woods
Judd Faudree
Robert Cherry
A.C. Evans
Terry Clubb
Ira Henderson
Tim Vandiver
Gordon Pipkin
Jerald Warden
Jarrell Gray
Rickie Nichols Jr.
7/26/1982
9/10/1984
10/7/1987
3/10/1988
2/21/1990
10/23/1991
9/7/1993
6/15/1994
6/26/1998
12/1/1998
12/28/2005
6/8/2007
9/8/2010
6/14/2011
11/30/2011
6/25/2012
6/5/2015
6/11/2015
5/18/2016
5/10/2018
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Virgil “Jack” Holland
Charles Looney
James Stanfill
Gerald Hendrick
Floyd Nelson
James Jones
Robert Williams Jr.
Henry Wheeler
Elvin Shipman
Jack Wofford
John Page
Turner Turnpike
Will Rogers Turnpike
Turner Turnpike
Turner Turnpike
Will Rogers Turnpike
Will Rogers Turnpike
Indian Nation Turnpike
Cimarron Turnpike
Cimarron Turnpike
Will Rogers Turnpike
Indian Nation Turnpike
7/13/1966
8/22/1967
6/3/1976
9/6/1981
8/22/1984
1/4/1985
7/11/1986
4/12/1993
6/23/1996
3/5/1999
6/22/1999
WORK ZONE SAFETY RESOURCES
Work Zone Safety Awareness April 2024 Calendar
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Moment of Silence for Fallen Workers - Apr. 21, 2023