This bill amends title 23 of the United States Code, enabling states to use a portion of their federal highway safety funds to implement initiatives aimed at reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities in and around work zones . The legislation outlines several eligible activities to achieve this critical safety objective. States may use these funds for providing grants and operational support for law enforcement agencies to conduct high-visibility enforcement, developing work zone modules for driver education and training , and purchasing and deploying advanced alerting and intrusion-mitigation technologies . Additionally, funds can support training and certification programs for construction personnel and facilitate the collection of crash data for evaluating countermeasures. The bill mandates that states prioritize assisting Tribal governments and rural areas in their work zone safety efforts, and it requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the effectiveness of these programs within two years of enactment.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Work Zone Safety Enhancement Act
USA119th CongressS-2910| Senate
| Updated: 9/18/2025
This bill amends title 23 of the United States Code, enabling states to use a portion of their federal highway safety funds to implement initiatives aimed at reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities in and around work zones . The legislation outlines several eligible activities to achieve this critical safety objective. States may use these funds for providing grants and operational support for law enforcement agencies to conduct high-visibility enforcement, developing work zone modules for driver education and training , and purchasing and deploying advanced alerting and intrusion-mitigation technologies . Additionally, funds can support training and certification programs for construction personnel and facilitate the collection of crash data for evaluating countermeasures. The bill mandates that states prioritize assisting Tribal governments and rural areas in their work zone safety efforts, and it requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the effectiveness of these programs within two years of enactment.