WA Department of Transportation warns of work zone dangers during awareness month

It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week, and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is putting faces to the stories of workers who had close calls on the job, as part of a campaign to warn drivers about work zone dangers. To put things into perspective, there's a work zone crash nearly every five minutes nationwide, according to a WSDOT report. The state agency adds that many of them are preventable, and that being more aware could save lives. The …