Governor Gianforte, Montana Department of Transportation Promote Safe Work Zones
Summary
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte joined the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), AAA, and Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) at MDT headquarters in Helena for a Mock Work Zone experience marking National Work Zone Awareness Week. Attendees walked through a construction work zone guided by MDT employees and stopped at checkpoints to learn safe navigation. Between 2020 and 2024, Montana averaged 235 work-zone-related crashes per year, including 12 fatal crashes and 284 injury crashes.
What changed
The Governor's Office and MDT co-hosted an awareness event in Helena featuring a simulated work zone experience with guided checkpoints. The event highlighted safe driving practices in work zones — slowing down, minimizing distractions, and following posted signage — in recognition of National Work Zone Awareness Week.
The announcement targets Montana drivers and employers with operational roles on state highways. While no new compliance obligations or enforcement mechanisms are established, employers with road-work crews should note the state-level emphasis on work-zone safety awareness and the five-year crash data as context for internal safety communications.
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Governor Gianforte, Montana Department of Transportation Promote Safe Work Zones
Inform Montana drivers about ways to keep those working on Montana’s highways safe
Governor's Office
- April 21 2026
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today joined the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), AAA, and Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) to participate in a Mock Work Zone experience at MDT headquarters in Helena.
“Keeping workers and motorists safe in a work zone starts with awareness,” Gov. Gianforte said. “By slowing down, minimizing distractions, and following posted signage, we can all do our part to keeping everyone on Montana’s roadways safe.”
Gov. Gianforte visiting with an MDT employee at an event in Helena
During the event, attendees were informed on how to properly navigate different types of work zones by walking through a construction work zone, guided by MDT employees who are accustomed to working on busy highways and interstates, and stopping at checkpoints to learn about how to travel through one safely.
“Work zone safety means operating safely every trip, every day we’re on the road,” said MDT Director Chris Dorrington. “As MDT enters its busiest season, it is especially important to remember that behind every cone is a real person from your community.”
This event is part of an MDT initiative to promote safe driving behavior when traveling through a work zone and in recognition of National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW). NWZAW is an annual campaign that occurs at the beginning of each construction season to encourage safe driving behavior through work zones.
In Montana between 2020 and 2024, there were on average 235 crashes per year related to work zones, including 12 fatal crashes and 284 injury crashes. To learn more about NWZAW, see here.
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