SPRINGFIELD – As the busy road work season gets underway across Missouri, the Missouri Department of Transportation kicks off the 2025 Work Zone Awareness Week (April 21-25) with an event planned in Springfield Monday, April 21.
This year MoDOT will be joined by partners in law enforcement, cities, counties and contractors to help kick off this important week. They will share their stories of working alongside the traveling public, and the close calls they’ve experienced.
Springfield Kick-Off Event:
- 12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 21
- Springfield I-44 - Mulroy Road/MO 744 (Exit 84) Overlooking I-44
- Speakers: MoDOT Southwest District Engineer Stacy Reese, Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Dale Jinkens, City of Springfield Assistant Public Works Director Brett Foster, Greene County Highway Department Administrator Adam Humphrey, and Jack Brown, with contractor for the I-44 Widening Project Capital Paving & Construction, LLC.
In 2024, 23 people were killed in Missouri work zone crashes. Distracted driving contributed to at least four of those fatalities as well as more than 350 work zone crashes overall. Distracted driving and driving too fast for the conditions remain the top contributors to work zone crashes.
Media partners will have an opportunity to take photos/film of work zone vehicles and signage before and after the media event. All speakers will also be available for individual interviews regarding work zone safety directly following the scheduled media event.
For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest
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