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April 26, 2021 - Harrisburg, PA

Wolf Administration Highlights National Work Zone Awareness Week

The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) hosted an event to kick off National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW). The week, designated to highlight the critical importance of safe driving through work zones, runs through April 30. The theme of this year's work-zone safety campaign is "Drive safe. Work safe. Save lives."

Surrounded by first-responder vehicles and equipment, Lieutenant Colonel Scott Price, deputy commissioner of operations for the Pennsylvania State Police, began the event by acknowledging the dangers faced by first responders while providing roadside assistance.



Corporal Brent Miller, Director of Communications with the Pennsylvania State Police, speaks during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_001.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Corre Sommers lights a flare during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_002.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> A flare is pictured during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_003.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Colonel Scott Price, deputy commissioner of operations, speaks during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_004.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Executive Deputy Secretary Melissa Batula speaks during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_005.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Corporal Brent Miller, Director of Communications with the Pennsylvania State Police, speaks during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_006.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Colonel Scott Price, deputy commissioner of operations, speaks during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_007.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Executive Deputy Secretary Melissa Batula speaks during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_008.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> A flare is pictured during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_009.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Corre Sommers lights a flare during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_010.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Chief Operating Officer Craig Shuey speaks during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_011.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Colonel Scott Price, deputy commissioner of operations, speaks during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_012.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Vehicles are pictured during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_013.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Chief Operating Officer Craig Shuey speaks during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_014.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Executive Deputy Secretary Melissa Batula speaks during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_015.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Lieutenant Colonel Scott Price, deputy commissioner of operations, speaks during a press conference promoting National Work Zone Awareness Week outside of Pennsylvania State Police Headquarters on Monday, April 26, 2021.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18650_PennDOT_WorkZone_NK_016.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a>