Work Zone Awareness Week begins today

We’re kicking off our work zone safety blog series with Shad Lohman - he is the KDOT Construction and Materials Engineer in Salina – he shares stories about a number of close calls he and co-workers have experienced – check it out here.

Throwback Thursday: Expect the Unexpected

National Work Zone awareness week is April 11-15.  In honor of that being a few days away, today's throwback Thursday video is from AASHTO regarding the need for work zone safety.

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How would you feel about a driver-less taxi?

It's like Uber without those awkward conversations between drivers and passengers.

MIT researchers are launching a completely autonomous taxi service called nuTonomy that operates on demand like Uber — just without anyone behind the wheel in Singapore later this year.

Using your phone, you'll call a self-driving car to you, tell it your destination, and then sit back and let the car drive you there.

Obviously, the logistics and safety concerns for this type of service are quite vast, but nuTonomy founders Karl Iagnemma and Emilio Frazzoli believe they've developed an approach to make this a reality. 

Click here to learn more about how this technology will work.

What role can transportation play in making people more fit?

Check out this infographic from Active Living Research that shows how transportation can shape the level of physical activity of citizens. 

Throwback Thursday

Check out this video about work zone awareness from 2015.  And don't miss out on your opportunity to help promote safety in work zones this year by signing up for our thunderclap.  Click here to do so.

Watch 12 years of construction on New York’s $4 billion transportation hub in 1 minute

Much work went into making the World Trade Center Transportation Hub a reality. Check out New York Magazine's short video about it below.

Can you design an intersection better than a 5th grader?

As part of a Math and Science Club project, students at Village Elementary School in Emporia, Kan. redesigned a local intersection.  KDOT Secretary Mike King was on hand to view these design projects.  Check out the work of these talented students below.