The Work Zone Safety Enhancement Act allows states to use federal highway safety funds for work zone safety initiatives aimed at reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities in construction zones. States can spend these funds on a range of activities including grants for law enforcement patrols in work zones, driver education programs about work zone safety, purchasing warning technologies like radar speed trailers and alerting systems, training programs for construction workers and flaggers, and collecting data on work zone crashes and near-misses. The law prioritizes assistance to Tribal governments and rural areas, which typically have fewer resources for safety initiatives. The bill does not specify new funding amounts, instead redirecting existing highway safety grants already allocated to states. Within two years of the law's enactment, the Government Accountability Office must study and report to Congress on how effective these work zone safety programs are in reducing accidents and injuries.
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