Ten names added to National Work Zone Memorial for 2022 Ten names added to National Work Zone Memorial for 2022 Pam / Wednesday, February 2, 2022 0 3830 Article rating: 5.0 The names of 10 men who were killed while working in a roadway work zone have been added to the National Work Zone Memorial. Their deaths took place as long ago as March of 1966 and as recently as November 2021. Each man had reported for another day of work when tragedy struck, leaving behind wives, sons, daughters and parents to grieve. The addition of these 10 men for 2022 brings the total number of lives honored on the National Work Zone Memorial to 1,602. Read more
Applications due by Feb. 15 for Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarships Applications due by Feb. 15 for Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarships Children and spouses of fallen or permanently disabled roadway workers are eligible Pam / Thursday, January 6, 2022 0 3270 Article rating: No rating A work zone tragedy shouldn’t mean the end of the dreams and aspirations for the worker’s children or spouse. Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarships, offered by The American Traffic Safety Services (ATSS) Foundation, can help put the worker’s dependents on the road to a brilliant future. Applications for the 2022-23 academic year are due by Feb. 15. The Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program provides financial assistance for post-high school education to the children or spouse of a roadway worker killed or permanently disabled in a work zone incident. Applicants who demonstrate a strong commitment to volunteerism may be eligible to receive an additional $1,000 in honor of Chuck Bailey, an esteemed member of the roadway safety industry from Ohio who died in 2002 as a result of an accident. Read more
Honor roadway colleagues by submitting names for the National Work Zone Memorial Honor roadway colleagues by submitting names for the National Work Zone Memorial The Memorial honors lives lost as a result of work zone incidents Pam / Wednesday, September 15, 2021 0 4206 Article rating: No rating The pandemic kept countless people off the roads but that didn’t mean roadway workers were safer. In fact, reports from across the country showed many of the drivers out during that time took the opportunity to accelerate with some traveling in excess of 100 mph. That put roadway workers, who were still on the job, at greater danger and some paid the ultimate price. The American Traffic Safety Services (ATSS) Foundation honors the men and women killed in roadway work zone incidents by including their names on the National Work Zone Memorial. The list of names is updated each year with the submissions received by Dec. 1. Read more
Enterprise Holdings Foundation donates $3,500 to The ATSS Foundation Enterprise Holdings Foundation donates $3,500 to The ATSS Foundation Funds will support the Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarship program Pam / Monday, August 9, 2021 0 6989 Article rating: 3.8 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (Aug. 9, 2021) – The American Traffic Safety Services Foundation is pleased to announce donations totaling $3,500 from Enterprise Holdings Foundation, which will be used to support the Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarship program. The ATSS Foundation received $2,000 in June from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation at the request of Massana Construction Inc. of Tyrone, Ga., in memory of Michael Keyser Sr. and his son, Nathaniel Keyser, employees who were killed as a result of a work zone incident on Aug. 8, 2017, in Forney, Texas. The ATSS Foundation received $1,500 in July from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation at the request of D2K Traffic Safety Inc. of Naperville, Ill. Read more
Horizon Signal breaks fundraising record with auction Horizon Signal breaks fundraising record with auction Street Smart Rental makes winning bid in ATSS Foundation fundraiser Pam / Thursday, July 8, 2021 0 4061 Article rating: No rating Horizon Signal Technologies Inc. raised $53,000 for The ATSS Foundation through the auction of two trailer-mounted portable traffic signals, setting a fundraising record. Street Smart Rental, based in Lino Lakes, Minn., made the winning bid of $49,000, with Horizon Signal adding $1,000 to bring the bid total to an even $50,000. In addition, GP Roadway Solutions of Honolulu, Hawaii, which also participated in the auction, donated $3,000, bringing the grand total to $53,000, said Lori Diaz, director of The ATSS Foundation. Horizon Signal donated 100% of the proceeds from the May auction to The Foundation, which provides education about work zone safety and supports the families of people killed or permanently disabled in work zone incidents. Read more
13Mar2023 ATSSA notes need for flexibility in final rule for Buy America requirements Monday, March 13, 2023 Read more