OPP URGE DRIVERS TO SLOW DOWN & BE PATIENT IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES
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It’s that time of year, road construction and maintenance is in full swing. In these areas, the roadway is not only shared with other motorists, but construction workers and equipment as well.
Speed limits are reduced for good reason. Lower speeds signs are posted in construction zones to increase worker safety and to reflect increased road hazards such as construction vehicles, uneven or gravel surfaces and narrowed lanes. Motorists are reminded that speeding fines are doubled in construction zones when workers are present.
Drivers must proceed with caution when approaching a construction zone and to obey all warning signs, people, and/or devices that are directing traffic through the area. It is an offence under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) to disobey “STOP” or “SLOW” signs displayed by a traffic control person.
Inspector Tyler Sturgeon, Detachment Commander, East Algoma OPP Detachment.
Information on roads and construction projects in Ontario can be accessed through the Ministry of Transportation’s Traveller Information Services, which provides road information for provincial highways in Ontario, by calling 5-1-1 or by visiting the MTO Ontario 511 website at: www.ontario.ca/511