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119-s-2910119th Congress

Work Zone Safety Enhancement Act

Sponsored By: Senator Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

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Summary

Reduces crashes, injuries, and fatalities in and near highway work zones. This bill would let states use a portion of federal Section 402 highway safety funds to pay for enforcement, training, technology, and independent evaluations focused on work zones.

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  • States would be allowed to allocate part of their Section 402 highway safety funding to programs that target work zone crash reduction, subject to their highway safety plan and the Secretary's approval.
  • Tribal governments and rural areas would be prioritized when states carry out these work zone activities.
  • Law enforcement could receive grants, overtime pay, equipment, and operational support for high-visibility enforcement and safety patrols in or next to work zones.
  • Drivers and commercial operators could get new work zone education modules, licensing exam content, and refresher trainings.
  • States could buy and pilot alerting and intrusion-mitigation tech such as portable message signs, radar speed trailers, queue detection, connected-vehicle alerts, and intrusion sensors.
  • Construction crews would gain access to training and certification for flaggers, inspectors, and other personnel on traveler management and worker protection.
  • The bill would require collecting work zone crash and near-miss data, funding independent evaluations and demonstrations, and would direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on program effectiveness within 2 years of enactment.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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States can fund work-zone safety

If enacted, this bill would let a State use part of its federal Section 402 highway safety money to cut crashes, injuries, and deaths in and near work zones. States could pay for law enforcement grants, overtime, and safety patrols in or next to work zones. They could add work-zone modules to driver education, licensing tests, and refresher training for commercial and regular drivers. States could buy, test, and maintain alert and intrusion technologies like portable message signs, radar speed trailers, queue detection, connected-vehicle alerts, and intrusion sensors, including pilot projects. The bill would also let States run training and certification for flaggers, inspectors, and construction crews and collect crash and near-miss data and pay for independent evaluations. Activities would be subject to the State's triennial highway safety plan and Secretary approval. States would be required to prioritize assisting Tribal governments and rural areas when carrying out these activities.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

MT • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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