# 119-s-2910: Work Zone Safety Enhancement Act

119-s-2910, Work Zone Safety Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2910
- Congress: 119
- Title: Work Zone Safety Enhancement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- States can fund work-zone safety: benefit, medium. 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 drive…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2910 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2910)

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- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-306)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2910 (as of 2026-09-10).