Minnesota Department of Transportation

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Work Zone Safety

Help keep our construction workers safe

workers paving roadway at night

Work zones

  • Work zones are wherever you see workers, flaggers and surveyors in bright yellow-green or orange vests.
  • Work zones are marked with orange cones or barrels, concrete barriers, traffic control devices or moving vehicles with flashers.
  • Work zones operate day and night.

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