Credit where credit is due: Idaho's traffic engineers deserve a big round of applause for figuring out an easy way to avoid slapping a blanket 55 mph 24/7 through this medium-sized construction zone. Not only is traffic allowed to continue at 65 mph when there is no work going on, by posting an abundance of electronic signs, they also gave themselves the option to only reduce the speed limit where the work happens to be located within the zone (this option gets used routinely).
Another innovative construction sign I love is "use both lanes to merge point." The first place I ever saw it was in Pennsylvania decades ago.
The inventors of these traffic control methods deserve nice bonuses.
variable speed limit in Caldwell ID construction zone
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by mathematrucker, Mar 28, 2022.
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Yet people still speed thru the construction zone and traffic backs up at the merge point.
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Hmm... shouldn’t it be right 2 lanes exit only, Right two travel lanes closed.
Left lane HoV(what a waste of a lane) only.
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I swear there is something in the water up there ... Idahoo'ians are some of the worst drivers in the states.
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Because 1/3 are Californians, 1/3 Washingtonians, and 1/3 Oregonians. For the outsiders, just think 100% from California, but in a hurry.Blue jeans Thanks this.
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I can tell you that at one time our only source of any extra money was working construction zones on our days off. The company doing the work paid us. Eventually the state put a stop to it. While we were working we were too busy working problem areas and couldn’t really make time for them.Blue jeans Thanks this.
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