NEWZSIP Northeast Work Zone Safety Improvement Plan

NEWZSIP Webinars

Recordings of the project's webinars: our July 2026 session on commercial motor vehicle work zone safety, and our June 2026 findings webinar.

Improving CMV Work Zone Safety: Crash Trends, Survey Findings, and Notable Practices

Held July 29, 2026, this session spotlighted what regional crash data and driver survey findings reveal about keeping commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) safe in work zones, along with notable state DOT practices. Presented by the Northeast Collaborative to Optimize Work Zone Safety Guidelines.

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What this webinar covered

  • Work zone crash trends across the nine Northeast states, 2018–2022, with an emphasis on commercial motor vehicles
  • Findings from a survey of roughly 1,200 drivers on speed, signage, enforcement, and navigation
  • State DOT best practices and promising initiatives
  • Speed management and technology applications
  • A tour of the NEWZSIP online resource hub of guidelines and research findings

Watch the June 2026 findings webinar

Our first project webinar, held June 18, 2026, presented the full set of NEWZSIP findings to state DOT staff, work zone safety practitioners, researchers, and the public. The recording is available below.

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June 2026 webinar highlights

That session drew a strong regional and national audience of work zone safety professionals.

  • 112 attendees joined the live session, beyond the project team.
  • Registrants came from 8 states (Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, plus Virginia, Indiana, and Utah) and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
  • About 50 attendees were state and local transportation agency staff, including five USDOT / FHWA participants.
  • Roughly another 50 attendees came from the private sector, spanning nearly 30 engineering, contracting, and technology firms.
  • Engagement ran high: the median attendee stayed 46 minutes, and 84 people stayed for 40 minutes or more of the roughly 47-minute session.

Presentation slides

The webinar featured two presentations. Both slide decks are available as PDFs.

Questions about the webinar or the findings it presents? Contact the project team.