In support of National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) running April 9-13, the Kent County Road Commission and Kentwood Public Works Department invite third-grade students in Kent County to participate in the second-annual Work Zone Safety Poster Contest and help spread the message that Work Zone Safety Is Everybody’s Responsibility.
National Work Zone Awareness Week is an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season. This year’s theme, “Work Zone Safety: Everybody’s Responsibility,” reminds drivers that we all play a role in maintaining safety during construction season. For motorists, this means using caution and care when driving through work zones.
For the poster contest, third-grade students are asked to design a “caution sign” that focuses on one of the following safety tips for driving through a work zone:
- Avoid distractions. Dedicate your full attention to driving. Avoid using a phone or changing the radio station.
- Pay attention to directions. Follow directions from work zone flaggers and pay attention to warnings posted on work zone signs.
- Keep an eye out. Watch for construction workers and their equipment. Also, stay alert to the vehicles around you.
Students may use crayons, markers, colored pencils, pens and/or pencils to create their design. Posters (i.e. caution signs) will be judged on creativity, originality, and their ability to strongly convey a message.
Submission deadline is Friday, March 23: Educators will collect submissions from their students and submit the entries to the Kent County Road Commission, as directed.
Families may also participate directly. For more information, email us here: mlamoreaux@kentcountyroads.net
Three posters will be selected as winners and schools will be notified during National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 9-13, 2018.
- Contest winners will receive a special prize and metal replica of their sign
- Each student participant will receive a certificate of appreciation
- All contest submissions will be exhibited at the 2018 National Public Works Week Family Event on May 16
