You may see flashing arrow panels or "lane closed ahead" signs. They're necessary to improve the roads for everyone.ĥ. Work zones aren't there to personally inconvenience you. In a work zone, a flagger has the same authority as a regulatory sign, so you can be cited for disobeying his or her directions.Ĥ. When you see this, stay alert and be prepared to obey the flaggers's directions. In addition to other warning signs, a "flagger ahead" warning sign may be posted in the work zone.
Slow down! Be alert! Pay attention to the signs!ģ. Diamond-shaped orange warning signs are posted in advance of road construction projects. Normal speed limits may be reduced, traffic lanes may be changed, and people and vehicles may be working on or near a roadĢ. In any work zone along any road, expect the unexpected. Check out the Traveler Information Map any time you travel and find out what work zones you’ll encounter before you go.1. MoDOT wants every employee and all travelers to get home safe. We want you and our workers to make it home safe every day. Wait to merge and take turns with the other drivers on the road. Please pay attention and drive safely in work zones. The top five contributing circumstances for work zone crashes: distracted/inattentive, following too close, improper lane usage, too fast for conditions and failed to yield. Motorists are required to slow down and change lanes when approaching MoDOT vehicles or law enforcement and emergency vehicles with lights flashing. Since 2012, the state Slow Down and Move Over law includes MoDOT vehicles parked with amber/white lights flashing. MoDOT’s slow moving maintenance operations move as slow as 10 mph and if you aren’t paying attention to the road, you will come up on the closed lane very quickly.Īny time highway workers are present on a Missouri roadway – whether it’s a long term lane closure, a moving operation, or shoulder work – your safety and the safety of those workers depends on drivers’ focus and attention. Traveling at 55 mph, you will travel more than the length of a football field-blindfolded. The average text takes five seconds to read.
They can also be short term, temporary lane closures to make quick repairs or remove debris from the roadway.ĭriver inattention was the number one cause of work zone crashes last year. Work zones can be moving operations, such as striping, patching or mowing. Motorists are reminded to slow down, put their phone down and pay attention as they drive past work zones.
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