UDOT head uses office-on-the-road gimmick to highlight serious problem

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
As part of National Work Zone Safety week, UDOT conducted a briefing in the I-215 construction zone in an effort to encourage drivers to use caution for their safety as well as construction crews.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
In an effort to promote safety in highway construction zones, UDOT Executive Director Carlos Braceras temporarily moved his "office" to the middle of a busy freeway as part of National Work Zone Safety week. The briefing conducted in the I-215 construction zone was done to encourage drivers to use caution for their safety as well as construction crews.

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Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune As part of National Work Zone Safety week, UDOT conducted a briefing in the I-215 construction zone in an effort to encourage drivers to use caution for their safety as well as construction crews. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune In an effort to promote safety in highway construction zones, UDOT Executive Director Carlos Braceras temporarily moved his "office" to the middle of a busy freeway as part of National Work Zone Safety week. The briefing conducted in the I-215 construction zone was done to encourage drivers to use caution for their safety as well as construction crews. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune As part of National Work Zone Safety week, UDOT conducted a briefing in the I-215 construction zone in an effort to encourage drivers to use caution for their safety as well as construction crews. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune In an effort to promote safety in highway construction zones, UDOT Executive Director Carlos Braceras temporarily moved his "office" to the middle of a busy freeway as part of National Work Zone Safety week. The briefing conducted in the I-215 construction zone was done to encourage drivers to use caution for their safety as well as construction crews. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune As part of National Work Zone Safety week, UDOT conducted a briefing in the I-215 construction zone in an effort to encourage drivers to use caution for their safety as well as construction crews. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune In an effort to promote safety in highway construction zones, UDOT Executive Director Carlos Braceras temporarily moved his "office" to the middle of a busy freeway as part of National Work Zone Safety week. The briefing conducted in the I-215 construction zone was done to encourage drivers to use caution for their safety as well as construction crews. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune In an effort to promote safety in highway construction zones, UDOT Executive Director Carlos Braceras temporarily moved his "office" to the middle of a busy freeway as part of National Work Zone Safety week as he gets questioned on his orange socks. The briefing conducted in the I-215 construction zone was done to encourage drivers to use caution for their safety as well as construction crews. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune In an effort to promote safety in highway construction zones, UDOT Executive Director Carlos Braceras temporarily moved his "office" to the middle of a busy freeway as part of National Work Zone Safety week. The briefing conducted in the I-215 construction zone was done to encourage drivers to use caution for their safety as well as construction crews.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· April 6, 2017 2:10 pm

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West Valley City • Carlos Braceras, executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation, temporarily moved his desk Wednesday to the middle of a busy highway work zone.

It was a made-for-TV gimmick conducted to make a deadly serious point: slow down and take extra care in construction areas.

Braceras held the demonstration on Interstate-215, where an ongoing $100 million-plus project continues to add lanes, rebuild bridges and replace concrete pavement.

The event was held as part of National Work Zone Safety Week.