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It is a problem that appears to becoming more and more serious.  Motorists ignoring speed warnings and safety precautions while driving through a highway construction area.  New York State is putting its foot down.  "Operation Hardhat" was a statewide enforcement initiative which endeavors to stop, arrest, ticket, or fine motorists who ignore construction area highway rules. The project is getting some results, too. After last week's enforcement net, Governor Cuomo announced that police issued 444 tickets to drivers disregarding safety precautions in construction zones.  Cuomo said, "Our ...

State issues 444 tickets for construction zone violations | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS CAPITAL REGION — The state police and other law enforcement agencies issued 444 tickets last week during an operation to crackdown on work zone violations by drivers passing around state road construction sites, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Thursday. Operation Hardhat details were held in almost every region of New York State in support of National Work Zone Awareness Week, which was April 26-30. The enforcement and educational efforts come as New York State continues to experience a rising number of work z...

EDITORIAL: Crash a reminder to exercise care in roadway construction zones | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 Or your dad or mom, or your spouse or your friend. Hell, think of it as another human being. The next time you approach a work construction zone on a roadway, think of anyone you know being injured or killed because you were unwilling to slow down and pay enough attention to protecting the people working there. Think of Aaron Gagliardi, who was injured in the same incident while sitting inside a truck parked in the zone. His injuries were non-life-threatening, thank God. Think of th...

SARATOGA COUNTY – A work zone crash on the Northway in Saratoga County hospitalized two state DOT workers and injured another person, authorities said.

Two DOT workers injured in Tuesday work zone crash on Northway in Saratoga County | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS A damaged DOT vehicle at the scene. Shares0 GAZETTE COVERAGE All three people were taken to Albany Medical Center for treatment, troopers said. The crash happened in the same work zone where state police focused on safe driving during an Operation Hardhat initiative, state DOT said. The crash happened just after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in a northbound work zone just south of Exit 12, state police said. The crash involved a state DOT truck, troopers said. Troopers did not immediately have ...