Minnesota DOT Considers Tactics to Curb Work Zone Speeding

MnDOT and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety recently completed a work zone speed management study as required by a 2021 law, and the report outlines 14 ideas for reducing vehicle speeds and explores new approaches for improving safety in work zones.

One of them calls for the use of speed control vehicles, according to a report in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Contractors would drive trucks through the construction zone at the posted speed limit to slow traffic. Trucks driving side by side would be used in work zones with more than one traffic lane open.

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Other strategies include closing roads and putting drivers on detour instead of leaving lanes open while work is being done, using electronic signs to warn drivers when workers are present or to flash a driver's speed, and allowing workers to adjust speed limits while they are on the job.

Another proposal, according to the report, would use cameras to record work zone speeding infractions and allow law enforcement to issue tickets to vehicle owners.

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune