Beginning Monday July 13, 2015 the New York State Police in Troop T will boost patrols along the Thruway during ‘Operation Work Brake’. This campaign cracks down on speeding motorists and aggressive driving before, in, and around construction zones.

The five-day enforcement period beings Monday July 13 and will continue through Friday, July 17.

Road crews face constant dangers everyday in work zones. Motorists who speed, drive distracted, or are simply careless when traveling in a work zone pose a great safety risk to highway workers and other drivers.

Following the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, Troop T created ‘Operation Work Brake’. The goal of this operation is to make motorists aware of the presence of workers in construction zones and to reduce the number of hazardous violations in and around work zones.

During the same five-day campaign in June 2014, Troop T issued more than 2500 tickets, more than half of which were for speed related violations in and around active work zones.

(YWN Sullivan County Newsroom)