ODOT OHP traffic safety initiative press conference

Myron Pakush, Deputy Director of ODOT District 12 and Lt. Antonio Matos, Post Commander of the OHP Cleveland Post, talk about a new safety initiative utilizing ODOT digital message boards that will highlight the total number of traffic deaths on highways and safety messages aimed at safer driving.

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