MDOT's Ron Jackson discusses maintenance during COVID-19 and work zone safety

Talking Michigan Transportation · Apr 23, 2020 · 18m

On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Jeff talks with:

Ron Jackson, MDOT maintenance coordinator in the Taylor Transportation Service Center, about what it’s like maintaining some of the state’s busiest freeways during the COVID-19 outbreak. Ron and Jeff also talk about how his workers stay safe.

Also, this week is National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week. Courtney Bates, who coordinates safety messaging in the MDOT Office of Communications, talks about the challenges in this year’s campaign because of the pandemic and creative efforts to share the message.

First, Ron talks…