Maryland Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller kicked off National Work Zone Awareness Week, pointing to over 48,000 citations in first months of 2025.
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) urges all motorists to focus, slow down and stay alert when driving through or near work zones. Motorists should also move over a lane when it is safe to do so to leave room for roadway workers to safely do their jobs. Our crews are working on hundreds of projects across Maryland: mowing, picking up litter, repairing potholes and building/repairing roads and bridges – making our state safer and more accessible. For construction and maintenance teams, the roadway is their office so please, drive like you or someone you love works on the side of the road.
In work zones, there is little to no margin for driving error. Driving too fast, inattentively or aggressively through a roadway work zone places the lives of roadway workers at risk. At the same time, you’re also risking your life and the lives of your loved ones. One out of two people who are injured or who lose their lives in highway work zones are motorists.
Spring and summer are heavy roadway construction seasons and there are tools available to help you plan ahead. For a complete listing of major roadway projects in Maryland, click on
Project Portal.
To view latest traffic conditions, visit
CHART - Traveler Information.
Remember, work zone are temporary, but your actions behind the wheel can last forever!
Workers filling potholes in Howard County.
MDOT SHA Commemorates National Work Zone Safety Awareness
To keep highway workers, drivers and passengers safe, MDOT SHA calls on all Marylanders to promote work zone safety and to follow safe driving practices in work zones.
Proclamation, National Work Zone Awareness Week, Governor Wes Moore
MDOT SHA joins the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in recognizing
National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW). FHWA has partnered with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) and state departments of transportation to coordinate and sponsor media events to bring awareness to work zone safety.
Maryland statistics on traffic crashes and fatalities.
Click the image below to access the 2025 National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week poster.
FHWA resources
Click on the thumbnail below to see the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) fact sheet. Additional information is at
FHWA Work Zone Awareness Week.
New Legislation
Governor Wes Moore signed HB513/CH17 into law on April 9, 2024. The new law expands the Automated Speed Enforcement program, allowing more work zones to deploy speed cameras. The law also increases fines associated with speed cameras. Previously, the fine for speed cameras in Maryland was tied for the lowest across the country at $40. Beginning June 1, 2024, the fine increased to $80, and as of January 1, 2025, the fine changed to a tiered fine system:
In the first two months of the new tiered fine structure in Maryland for work zone speed violations, more than 48,000 citations were issued by the Maryland Safe Zones Automated Speed Enforcement system. Those numbers include 23 citations at the $1,000 level recording a vehicle traveling more than 40 miles per hour above the posted speed in a work zone where workers were present.
The good news is that no one has to receive a citation in a work zone. You just need to drive the posted speed limit. This protects highway workers, yourself, your passengers and other motorists.