{"id":840,"date":"2023-04-27T17:07:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T22:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/?p=840"},"modified":"2023-05-01T17:07:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T22:07:52","slug":"idot-illinois-state-police-and-others-urge-caution-in-work-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/idot-illinois-state-police-and-others-urge-caution-in-work-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"IDOT, Illinois State Police and others urge caution in work zones"},"content":{"rendered":"

IDOT, along with Illinois State Police, Illinois Tollway, Missouri Department of Transportation, industry partners and frontline construction workers joined forces at events across Illinois during National Work Zone Awareness Week to tell motorists, \u201cYou play a role in work zone safety. Work with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe color orange has come to symbolize that everyone, from the workers in the field on down to the traveling public, can play a role in eliminating work zone crashes and fatalities,\u201d said Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. \u201cWe deeply appreciate and give thanks to all of our partners who share our goal to make this the safest construction season ever in Illinois.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0IDOT\u2019s Work Zone page<\/a>\u00a0for additional facts, printable materials and information on projects this year in Illinois.<\/p>\n

Illinois Goes\u00a0Orange!<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Image from the Illinois Department of Transportation<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Buildings and bridges across Illinois got a head start for the upcoming construction season, lighting up in bright shades of orange to remind people to slow down in work zones. Among the participants that turned their lights orange at night to honor those who died in work zones and to recognize \u201cWork Zone Safety Awareness Week\u201d in Illinois:<\/p>\n

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  • BOMA\/Chicago, as part of its Illuminate Chicago program. The organization represents more than 200 buildings in downtown Chicago, including the iconic Willis Tower.<\/li>\n
  • Rock Island\u2019s Centennial Bridge<\/li>\n
  • Peoria\u2019s Murray Baker Bridge<\/li>\n
  • Quad Cities Interstate 74 Mississippi River Bridge<\/li>\n
  • Rockford\u2019s Morgan Street Bridge, City Hall and Embassy Suites Hotel<\/li>\n
  • The Interstate 74 Mississippi River Bridge in the Quad Cities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    IDOT, along with Illinois State Police, Illinois Tollway, Missouri Department of Transportation, industry partners and frontline construction workers joined forces at events across Illinois during National Work Zone Awareness Week to tell motorists, \u201cYou play a role in work zone safety. Work with us.\u201d \u201cThe color orange has come to symbolize that everyone, from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=840"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":842,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840\/revisions\/842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}