PennDOT, Safety Partners Promote Safe Driving During Safety Day at Mount Morris Welcome Center

​Uniontown, PA - Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) partnered with the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), Highway Safety Network, and Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association to promote safe driving during the summer season during a safety day at the Welcome Center located in Mount Morris. The event featured safety activities and provided visitors with summer travel tips.

The PennDOT Workers' Memorial, which honors the 90 PennDOT employees who have been killed in the line of duty since 1970, was also on display at the event. The memorial, with its reflective vests and hardhats mounted on stands, was created by Bradford County maintenance workers following the death of co-worker Leah Rumsey, who was hit by a car while flagging in a work zone.

PennDOT District 12 has five employees represented in the memorial - P. Patterson, Thomas Haragos, Robert Queen, Joseph Couch and Timothy Miller. The memorial emphasizes the fact that the safety of workers in a work zone is truly dependent on each person on Pennsylvania's roadways.

PennDOT would like to remind drivers of important summer driving tips to keep themselves, and others on the road, safe:

• Plan your route. Before heading out, check the weather, road conditions, and traffic.
  
• ​Leave early and give yourself plenty of time to get there.
• Buckle up and ensure that everyone else in your vehicle is buckled up in age- and size appropriate car seats, booster seats, or seat belts.
• Stay alert and avoid distractions.

For more information on summer driving safety, visit www.PennDOT.pa.gov/Safety.

The full list of names of fallen PennDOT employees statewide and additional information on the Workers' Memorial can be found on PennDOT's website.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/district12. 

Information about infrastructure in District 12, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D12Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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