Travelers during morning and afternoon rush hours experience heavier traffic and longer delays. In work zones where motorists are directed with arrow boards and signs in advance to merge to one lane, law enforcement reports that when drivers merge early, the flow of traffic is maintained. Back ups with stop and go traffic occur when drivers who must merge wait until the lane ends and attempt to merge quickly. Off duty law enforcement assists periodically with traffic control. Motorists are reminded that speeding fines are doubled in work zones.
Conditions are variable.