What is the Work Zone Safety and Support Fund (WZSSF)?

In an effort to better support our industry the CCA Associate Council has created a fund to support individuals or families affected by work zone deaths or injuries.

With every construction zone comes equipment, workers and even daily changes in the road and alignment you may be traveling. As a result, it is critical that you do your part to make the cone zones safe. Lower speed limits, flaggers and police enforcement are all used to help keep work zones safe, but motorists still need to drive responsible to keep not only our workers safe, but yourself as well.

Sadly, the Fund has already responded to a request for assistance this year.

Donations for the Work Zone Safety and Support Fund are collected throughout the year at various events, including the Heads-or-Tails contest at the CCA President’s Banquet, mulligans purchased at the CCA Golf Tournaments, and Colorado Barricade’s Annual Poker and Cornhole Tournament night.

Here are some work zone facts to put work zone safety into perspective

• 85% of work zone fatalities are motorists and occupants
• The top three factors in traffic fatalities each year are impaired driving, excessive speed and not wearing a seat belt.