RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF APRIL 11TH THROUGH APRIL 15, 2022 AS WORK ZONE SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IN SAUK COUNTY

In 1999 the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) partnered with the American Association of State and Highway officials (AASHTO) and more recently with the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) to create the National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week campaign, held annually in April prior to the construction season for much of the nation.  The Wisconsin County Highway Association is asking all seventy-two (72) counties in the state to unite and kick-off “Work Zone Safety Awareness Week” with a resolution and campaign to raise awareness for its’ workers and those of various highway contractors performing work for the counties.  Between 2016 and 2021, there were 59 fatalities recorded, as a result of more than 13,000 work zone crashes and injuring more than 5,000 people.  Construction and maintenance activities on our streets and highways periodically require that work zones be established.  There has been an average of 2,677 work zone crashes in Wisconsin in each of the last five years and in 2020, Wisconsin suffered from 1,700 crashes in road construction and maintenance zones, resulting in over 665 injuries and 17 fatalities.