This bill seeks to significantly enhance the safety of roadside workers across the United States by amending federal highway and safety programs. It improves the collection of data on roadside worker crashes, requiring states to differentiate highway worker safety data from other road users. Furthermore, if a state experiences an increase in highway worker injuries and fatalities over a two-year period, it must include specific strategies to address these increases in its next Strategic Highway Safety Plan. The legislation also expands the scope of "Move Over" laws to protect a broader range of individuals, including construction workers , service and utility personnel, and occupants of disabled vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is directed to update public awareness materials and conduct a public service announcement campaign to promote these expanded "Move Over" provisions. This initiative aims to reduce injuries and deaths of both drivers and highway workers in work zones. To further support these efforts, the bill authorizes appropriations for research and outreach activities aimed at improving highway worker safety. These activities will address roadside incidents through behavior-based interventions, education, engineering solutions, and technology, building upon existing research and utilizing established facilities. Finally, the bill integrates roadside worker safety as a key consideration in federal grant programs such as INFRA, Mega, and BUILD, requiring applicants to demonstrate measures for protecting highway workers during and after project completion.
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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.
Safer Roads for Those Who Serve Act of 2026
USA119th CongressS-4245| Senate
| Updated: 3/26/2026
This bill seeks to significantly enhance the safety of roadside workers across the United States by amending federal highway and safety programs. It improves the collection of data on roadside worker crashes, requiring states to differentiate highway worker safety data from other road users. Furthermore, if a state experiences an increase in highway worker injuries and fatalities over a two-year period, it must include specific strategies to address these increases in its next Strategic Highway Safety Plan. The legislation also expands the scope of "Move Over" laws to protect a broader range of individuals, including construction workers , service and utility personnel, and occupants of disabled vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is directed to update public awareness materials and conduct a public service announcement campaign to promote these expanded "Move Over" provisions. This initiative aims to reduce injuries and deaths of both drivers and highway workers in work zones. To further support these efforts, the bill authorizes appropriations for research and outreach activities aimed at improving highway worker safety. These activities will address roadside incidents through behavior-based interventions, education, engineering solutions, and technology, building upon existing research and utilizing established facilities. Finally, the bill integrates roadside worker safety as a key consideration in federal grant programs such as INFRA, Mega, and BUILD, requiring applicants to demonstrate measures for protecting highway workers during and after project completion.