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		<title>&#8220;ARTBA-TDF Announces Scholarships to Children of Fallen Highway Workers&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kudos to ARTBA. 
The recipients were so young when they lost their fathers. 
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		<link>http://www.plasticsafety.com/blog/?p=3285&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=artba-tdf-announces-scholarships-to-children-of-fallen-highway-workers</link>
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		<title>&#8220;1 killed, 5 hurt in construction zone on U.S. 101&#8243; in WA State</title>
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From the article:  “This is the type of accident we are trying to reduce,” Transportation project manager Jerry Moore said Monday.  Workers are not currently working with heavy equipment in the roadway but on adjacent property, so there is no reason to lower the speed limit, Moore said.
“My advice to people is, when you are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.plasticsafety.com/blog/?p=3282&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=1-killed-5-hurt-in-construction-zone-on-u-s-101-in-wa-state</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Close Calls for Highway 41 Construction Workers&#8221; in WI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the article:
&#8220;Once they get inside that work zone, now we have workers, we have dads, we have brothers, we have fathers. We want those people to be able to go home at night just like everybody else,&#8221; DOT traffic engineer Randy Asman said.
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		<link>http://www.plasticsafety.com/blog/?p=3277&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=close-calls-for-highway-41-construction-workers-in-wi</link>
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		<title>&#8220;&#8216;Rumble strips&#8217; alert Texas drivers to construction zones&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the article and news report:
“I didn’t like it,&#8221; she said.  &#8220;It&#8217;s rough; it’s loud; it can be real irritating.”
This from a driver, about her experience driving over RoadQuake 2 Temporary Portable Rumble Strips. 
The driver meant her comments as complaint; to us, it&#8217;s high compliment.   The product did its job.  RoadQuake 2 alerted her to an upcoming construction work zone.
We [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.plasticsafety.com/blog/?p=3274&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rumble-strips-alert-texas-drivers-to-construction-zones</link>
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		<title>Province of Alberta launches traffic safety campaign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the article:

&#8220;With more than 1,000 collisions reported in construction zones in 2011, a new campaign has been launched as a way to reduce injuries to hundreds of road construction workers.&#8221;
And:

&#8220;The plan focuses on a ‘safer systems’ approach, with a focus on safer roads, safer drivers, and safer vehicles.&#8221;


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		<link>http://www.plasticsafety.com/blog/?p=3271&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=province-of-alberta-launches-traffic-safety-campaign</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Ice-Age Bison Fossil Found in San Diego&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another find at a highway construction site.
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		<link>http://www.plasticsafety.com/blog/?p=3269&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ice-age-bison-fossil-found-in-san-diego</link>
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		<title>&#8220;80 Percent of Crashes in Virginia Tied to Distracted Driving, AAA Survey Says&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s an astounding number.  
And frightening.  Here&#8217;s why&#8230;.from the article:
&#8220;But all that construction means that about 1,500 workers will be on the roads each day, and concerns are rising about their safety.&#8221;
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		<link>http://www.plasticsafety.com/blog/?p=3267&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=80-percent-of-crashes-in-virginia-tied-to-distracted-driving-aaa-survey-says</link>
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		<title>&#8220;TxDOT Unveils First-in-Texas, Hi-Tech Warning System&#8230;&#8221;</title>
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RoadQuake 2 Temporary Portable Rumble Strips play a prominent role in the system.
Read on!
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		<link>http://www.plasticsafety.com/blog/?p=3264&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=txdot-unveils-first-in-texas-hi-tech-warning-system</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Little Richard&#8217;s boyhood home to be moved&#8221;, in Macon, GA</title>
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The full article:
Officials in Georgia have decided to move the boyhood home of Little Richard to spare it from a highway construction project.
Macon Mayor Robert Reichert made the announcement Friday. WMAZ-TV reports  that the 80-year-old singer is receiving an honorary degree on Saturday from Mercer University.
Born Richard Wayne Penniman, Little Richard grew up in Macon&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.plasticsafety.com/blog/?p=3259&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=little-richards-boyhood-home-to-be-moved-in-macon-ga</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Highway Construction uncovers spectacular 1,500 year old mosaic&#8221;, in Israel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I would quote from the article, but some technology prevents us from copying and pasting.
Here&#8217;s a pic of the mosaic; read the article here.

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		<link>http://www.plasticsafety.com/blog/?p=3252&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=highway-construction-uncovers-spectacular-1500-year-old-mosaic-in-israel</link>
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