The Missouri Department of Transportation will celebrate National Work Zone Awareness Week from April 4 - 8. To celebrate this week, the Southeast District has planned interactive activities to make people aware of the importance of work zone safety.
"In 2010, 1,033 people were injured in Missouri work zones," says District Engineer Mark Shelton. "Our goal is to educate the public and our employees to ensure everyone gets home safe at the end of each day. We're working hard to keep motorists safe, but we need your help. Please watch for signs, be alert and don't barrel through work zones."
To celebrate the week, the Southeast District will hold its first "Where in the District is Barrel Bob?" contest. Barrel Bob, constructed by Road Runner Safety Services, Inc., is a 10-foot-tall man made of orange construction barrels. Each day he will appear in a new location throughout the 14-county district. Photos of Bob will be posted to both Facebook and Twitter. The first person to correctly identify Bob's location will receive a prize, donated by the Southeast Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety.
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