Highway work-zone fatalities are on the upswing since 2010. Up until then, since 2006, there had been a steady decline in fatalities.
Highway work zones pose enormous safety risks to workers, who must deal with fast-moving, often distracted drivers just feet away from where they work. Although a dozen U.S. workers died in work-zone crashes last year, motorists and passengers suffer the vast majority of the deaths and injuries. ENR has compiled an interactive graphic of the data, covering 2006 to 2015.