Re: NC: Increased Fines for 70 MPH Zones?

John Lansford wrote:

Work zone SL's are set by the need for any geometric changes in the
road.  Just because there's a work zone doesn't automatically mean the
SL will be reduced from the posted SL.  So, if the road were straight
and the workers were behind concrete barriers set away from the lanes,
there's no reason to lower the SL at all.  The $250 fine would still
apply for those exceeding the SL though.

Most other states reduce it by xx mph or just one uniform limit regardless of the geometrics. WV posts 55 mph for construction zones on roads with a posted limit of 70 mph, 50 mph for roads with a posted limit of 55 mph, and 40 or 45 for roads that are posted at 55 mph.

I do remember one 65 mph limit construction zone on US 52 near Greensboro, but I had never encountered a 70 mph construction zone.
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