PennDOT emphasizes safe driving during construction season

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

National Work Zone Awareness Week just concluded.

With summer approaching, PennDOT, in partnership with Pennsylvania State Police, is encouraging drivers to practice safe driving around construction zones in the Mon Valley and throughout the state.

PennDOT, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Highway Safety Network are reminding motorists to drive safely and responsibly as part of a statewide Aggressive Driving Enforcement Wave. The initiative fell within National Work Zone Awareness Week, which...

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