Taj Simmons is a multimedia journalist who joined WRTV in August 2023.
GREENFIELD — The Indiana Department of Transportation wants to slow down drivers through interstate construction zones. It hopes some high-tech help will solve the problem. INDOT will activate new speed camera s over Interstate 70 in Hancock County on Wednesday. The enforcement area will target the work zone between the Mount Comfort Road and State Road 9 exits.The first violation for drivers is merely a warning, but subsequent violations carry $75 and $150 fines.
'It's terrible, nobody understands the effects until you're standing out there getting buzzed by at 75, 80 miles an hour,' said Brian Short of the Indiana Laborers District Council. 'Hopefully, once word gets out on people getting citations, it does slow people down.'Hancock County resident Jeff Jessie is skeptical the speed cameras will slow drivers down, but said it is worth a shot.
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