During 2021, there were 378 work zone intrusions on New York state roads maintained by the State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and Thruway Authority (NYSTA). A work zone intrusion is defined as an incident where a motor vehicle has entered a portion of the roadway that is closed due to construction or maintenance activity. More than 50 of those intrusions resulted in injuries to either a highway worker or vehicle occupant.
The Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement (AWZSE) program is the result of legislation signed into law by Governor Hochul in September 2021. This five-year program is a joint effort by NYSDOT and the NYSTA to enhance the state’s ongoing efforts to slow motorists down in work zones to make our highways safer.
New York Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1180-E authorizes the establishment of an automated work zone speed enforcement demonstration program. The NYSDOT and the NYSTA may impose a fine on the registered owner of a vehicle speeding in a work zone on a controlled access highway.
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