Highway Chief: Work Zone "Crisis" Demands Blue Lights Solution

Highway chief: work zone "crisis" demands blue lights solution

BOSTON (SHNS) - Massachusetts is mired in a work zone safety "crisis," and allowing state transportation vehicles to utilize blue lights at sites on high-speed roadways would slow down drivers and save lives, the state's top highway official told lawmakers on Tuesday. "Something as simple as the color of a light can save someone's life," Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver said at a State House hearing. "Highway workers spend more time on th…

PennDOT agrees to reduce speed limit in I-80 work zone for North Fork bridges project

BROOKVILLE — Concerns over the 70 mph speed limit posted in the construction zone of the North Fork bridges project on Interstate 80 in Brookville have been addressed by PennDOT.