Close calls in Kansas Work Zones put lives at risk

Close calls in Kansas Work Zones put lives at risk
Close calls in Kansas Work Zones put lives at risk

During National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 26- 30, the Kansas Department of Transportation reminds motorists to drive safely. Lives depend on it. Here are accounts of two close calls in roadway work zones:

“It was pretty intense.”

The crash happened one afternoon this past July. A KDOT crew on U.S. 83 outside Liberal had set out signs alerting northbound motorists to be ready to stop for road w…