National Work Zone Awareness Week 2025
Wanco Participates in 2025 NWZAW Kickoff Event in North Carolina
ARVADA, CO April 25, 2025 – As part of its ongoing support for the annual commemoration of National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), Wanco was honored to participate in this year’s kickoff event in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday, April 22. The event was sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and included hundreds of national and state transportation officials, first responders, public safety officials and construction personnel.
Held at the Kerr Scott Building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, the 2025 event featured a work zone and traffic safety “Product Showcase” to support this year’s NWZAW theme: “Respect the Zone So We All Get Home.” Vendors were invited to help educate the general public on the importance of work zone safety by displaying equipment used to help alert drivers and protect workers as they approach and navigate roadway work zones.
As stated on NCDOT’s event recap page, “The safety of our roadway workers and the traveling public is a top priority at NCDOT,” said State Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins. “The dedication of these individuals who work tirelessly on our highways, often near fast-moving traffic, to improve the infrastructure in our state is commendable. Today’s kickoff is a reminder to everyone of their responsibility to reduce driving speed, remain attentive and travel cautiously when approaching a work zone.”
More details on the event, including a link to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s video message, can be found here on the NCDOT website.
Media coverage provided by local affiliate CBS 17 can be viewed here.
Wanco is committed to supporting the annual NWZAW campaign to help raise awareness about the dangers faced by transportation workers and the shared responsibility of all drivers to pay attention and drive safely, especially in work zones.
About Wanco Inc.
Since 1984, Wanco has been designing, engineering, and manufacturing high-quality and easy-to-use portable safety equipment and accessories for industries such as traffic management, public safety and law enforcement, construction, energy and mining, security and surveillance, and many others. For more information, visit www.wanco.com.