Transportation Agencies, Law Enforcement and Highway Safety Advocates Launch Embrace the Orange Campaign - Coalition Kicks Off Work Zone Awareness Week in Illinois

CHICAGO — As the 2012 construction season gets into full swing, Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Illinois State Police (ISP), Local Laborers Union, Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association and other highway safety partners today launched the Embrace the Orange campaign and announced their participation in National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 23-27. The coalition is leading efforts to help reduce traffic related crashes, injuries and fatalities in work zones.