Preventing Roadside and Work Zone Deaths Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Richard Blumenthal
Introduced
Summary
This bill would improve roadside and work zone safety by expanding who is covered by federal highway safety programs, broadening injury and fatality data collection, and creating two multi-stakeholder working groups to reduce crashes and injuries.
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- Motorists, passengers, and pedestrians would be included in the Highway Safety Improvement Program when crashes involve disabled vehicles, making those incidents eligible for HSIP-funded safety activities.
- Workers and roadside responders would see stronger public awareness for Move Over/Slow Down laws that explicitly name workers, disabled vehicles, and machinery, and a Work Zone Crash Working Group would develop safety solutions and encourage better use of contingency funds.
- Federal and state agencies, researchers, and safety planners would get more detailed roadside and work zone fatality data under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act framework, plus a Disabled Vehicle Crash Working Group to publish data, promote sharing with NHTSA, adopt Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria, and provide annual progress updates and FHWA reporting on contingency fund use.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More safety for disabled vehicles
If enacted, the bill would make people in disabled vehicles and nearby pedestrians eligible for projects under the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program. It would direct the Secretary of Transportation and OSHA to form a Disabled Vehicle Crash Working Group with industry, safety, health, and law enforcement members. The group would collect and publish detailed crash data, promote data sharing with NHTSA, push local adoption of uniform crash reporting, and make a strategic plan to reduce deaths and injuries. The group would also give yearly progress updates on awareness and interventions.
Stronger work zone safety data and awareness
If enacted, the bill would require injury health data to explicitly include roadside and work zone deaths. It would broaden Move Over and Slow Down public awareness messages to name motorists, disabled vehicles, workers, vehicles, and machinery in work zones. The Secretary of Transportation, OSHA, the Federal Highway Administration, and others would form a Work Zone Crash Working Group to collect and publish detailed crash data, recommend safety plans, and push better use of work zone contingency funds. The group would also promote data sharing with NHTSA and give annual progress updates.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Cosponsors
Deb Fischer
NE • R
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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