• Home
  • News
    • Business
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Legislature
    • Politics / Govt
  • Sports
    • The Bill Pollock Show
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Missourinet

Your source for Missouri News and Sports

You are here: Home / Transportation / Road construction and heavy rains don’t mix

Road construction and heavy rains don’t mix

June 15, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

The State Transportation Department (MoDOT) hopes Missourians are understanding when they see construction zones that are abandoned during periods of heavy rain. MoDOT’s Kristi Jamison says severe weather can be very dangerous for work crews.

"Normally rain, if it’s heavy enough," said Jamison. "Will delay projects that we have going out there on the road because it could cause dangerous situations for our workers – especially if there’s lightning present."

It’s difficult for drivers to see during heavy downfalls, and that puts the lives of MoDOT workers at risk. Deep water on the roads isn’t safe, either.

"If we have a lot of water accumulating," said Jamison. "It can make it dangerous for the workers that we have out on projects."

While workers won’t be getting much done in construction zones during very wet weather, transportation officials still want to know about areas in which there is flooding caused by heavy rains. MoDOT crews need to put up barriers to keep motorists away from danger zones. To report a danger zone contact MoDOT at 888-ASK MODOT.

Download/Listen: Steve Walsh report (:60 MP3)

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Transportation Tagged With: Department of Transportation

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.



Tweets by Missourinet

Sports

Ex-Chiefs coach charged with felony DWI

Former … [Read More...]

Mizzou gets opportunity of a lifetime in 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Out of … [Read More...]

Marching Mizzou is one of only three universities performing in 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The … [Read More...]

Missouri State Football earns share of Missouri Valley title–first since 1990

Missouri … [Read More...]

Arenado: “Just an amazing day, very thankful for it,” after his homer leads Cards to victory

Nolan … [Read More...]

More Sports

Tweets by missourisports

Archives

Opinion/Editorials

TwitterFacebook

Copyright © 2021 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC