Driving distracted through construction areas and work zones puts your life at risk as well as the lives of highway workers who are on the road doing their job.

This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week, and the California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans, is raising awareness about the hazards workers face on the job every day.

In this News Flash, Caltrans will show you the precautions highway workers take to minimize incidents while they’re out maintaining our roadway.

Caltrans is encouraging motorists to “Be Work Zone Alert” so workers can come home to their families each day.

This News Flash is the 194th in a series of videos highlighting Caltrans’ activities that present the wide-ranging and critical work that Caltrans does to enhance California’s economy and livability.

To see more of these and other videos, search for #CaltransNewsFlash on Twitter or go to http://bit.ly/ctnewsflash.