RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF APRIL 15th THROUGH APRIL 19TH 2024 As “WORKZONE SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IN SAUK COUNTY”

WHEREAS, 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; and,

WHEREAS, according to data from UW Madison’s Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory’s Community Maps between 2019 and 2023, there were 64 fatalities recorded as a result of more than 10,000 crashes within work zone which injured more than 3,800 people; and,

WHEREAS, construction and maintenance activities on our streets and highways periodically require that work zones be established; and,

WHEREAS, there has been an average of 2,336 work zone crashes in Wisconsin in each of the last five years; and,

Whereas, in 2023, Wisconsin suffered from 2,168 crashes in road construction and maintenance zones, resulting in over 712 injuries and 10 fatalities; and,

WHEREAS, through their enforcement activities and other participation, the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin State Patrol, and the Sauk County Highway Department will work to make “Work Zone Safety Awareness Week a success; and,

WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration has designated April 15^th through April 19^th, 2024 as National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week with this year’s theme “Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever”, which focuses on awareness to all drivers in work zones of their speed and proximity to workers,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors that the week of April 15^th through April 19^th, 2024 be designated as “Work Zone Safety Awareness Week” in Sauk County.