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Work Zone Billboard Contest

MassDOT holds an annual billboard design contest for Massachusetts college students. We look for creative and impactful designs that promote work zone safety and driver awareness when passing through active work zones.

National Work Zone Awareness Week Billboard Design Contest

for Massachusetts College Students

Attention all aspiring graphic designers! National Work Zone Awareness Week 2025 will take place on April 21st-25th. The theme for NWZAW 2025 is "Respect the zone so we all get home.” It emphasizes the shared responsibility of drivers to follow traffic laws, reduce speed, and stay alert in work zones to protect both themselves and the workers maintaining and improving our roads.

MassDOT is hosting our third NWZAW Billboard Public Service Announcement contest. We're looking for creative and impactful designs that promote work zone safety and encourage drivers to be aware and cautious when passing through active construction and maintenance projects.

The top 3 designs will be displayed on a series of digital billboards along the highways in Massachusetts throughout the 2025 construction season. This year's winning designs will be awarded a scholarship generously provided by Construction Industries of Massachusetts (CIM) and the Massachusetts Aggregate and Asphalt Pavement Association (MAAPA).

The contest ends on April 11th  and the winning designs will be announced on May 6th during the 2025 MassDOT Transportation Innovation Conference.

About the contest

Contest details  Past winners 
Open PDF file, 5.59 MB, for 2025 digital billboard contest poster (PDF 5.59 MB)

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