FHWA proposes to strengthen work-zone enforcement

Following through on a provision in SAFETEA-LU, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is proposing to strengthen work-zone safety precautions with the addition of officers, traffic-control devices and other protection measures.

Comments on the proposal, which appeared in the Nov. 1 Federal Register, are due Jan. 2.

The proposal calls for spending funds for "uniformed law-enforcement officers, positive protective measures between workers and traffic, and installation and maintenance of temporary traffic-control devices during construction, utility and maintenance operations."

For more information contact the following FHWA personnel at the administration's 400 Seventh St., S.W., Washington, DC 20590 office: Mr. Chung Eng, Office of Transportation Operations, 202/366-8043; or Raymond Cuprill, Office of the Chief Counsel, 202/366-0791. Submit comments with the U.S. Department of Transportation Dockets Management Facility at the address listed above, or file electronically at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit.