Partnering with high schools to improve work zone safety and save lives.
Hey students! Here’s an opportunity to SHINE!! Design a billboard that makes a difference.
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Are you creative?
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Do you care about the safety of your friends, family and community members?
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Do you want to save lives?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then we have a contest just for you!
And bonus, you could
win up to $150, not to mention bragging rights, and a great addition to your resume or college application.
The Oregon Department of Transportation along with community partners is recruiting high school students to
design a billboard to educate drivers – especially young drivers -
about the dangers of work zones and encourage safe driving. Imagine seeing
your design on a giant billboard and realizing the impact it could have on people’s lives!
Every year, tens of thousands of people are injured or killed in roadway work zone crashes in the United States. Distracted driving, driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and speeding cause the most serious injuries and deadly crashes. Workers are especially vulnerable since they are often unprotected (e.g., not in a vehicle) and paying attention to their work.
We want everyone to get home safely, and that requires drivers to slow down, drive sober and pay attention when approaching a work zone. Lives -especially the lives of workers- depend on it. Safety is our number one priority!
We want to harness your creativity and intellect to encourage drivers to be safe when approaching and driving through work zones.
A panel will choose two winning designs from all submissions. Each winning design will be displayed on at least 1 billboard for 4 weeks in the ODOT region where the winning submission's school is located. Student(s) will win up to $150 per student (up to a maximum $500 award per team) from the Asphalt Pavement Association of Oregon's Education Foundation.
Spring contest has closed and is currently being judged.
Fall Contest Winners
Congratulations to Kristina, Ava, Poppy, and Emiko for creating winning designs for our Work Zone Safety Billboard Contest this fall. ODOT partnered with Asphalt Pavement Association of Oregon and Willamette Education Service District to give Oregon high school students the opportunity to design a billboard to promote safe driving awareness through work zones.