<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=079gkB_1Gx0417H00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=079gkB_1Gx0417H00" width="3840" height="573" >The Alabama Department of Transportation announced that photographic speed enforcement will be implemented on Interstate 65 in Chilton County as the bridge widening project at Walnut Creek continues. The Alabama Work Zone Safety Act (Act 2026-475) established a pilot program to evaluate whether photographic speed enforcement can reduce speeding in work zone areas. The hope is to improve safely for highway workers and drivers in active interstate work zones through the act. The work zone on Interstate 65 in Chilton County near mile marker 209 is the first zone to test the pilot program. In accordance with Alabama’s 2026 Work Zone Act, ALDOT and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) put in the pilot program to ensure drivers are obeying traffic laws. Under the law, vehicles recorded traveling more than 10 mph over the posted speed limit will be ticketed. Civil citations to drivers will begin no earlier than Nov. 16 If a vehicle is issued a citation for speeding in the work zone, the registered driver will receive a notice in the mail that will both explain the violation, and provide options for resolving it. The violations will be classified as civil penalties, and they do not add points to a driver’s license that would contribute to license suspensions or revocations. “ALDOT is responsible for the transportation and work zone components of the pilot,” a press release from the Alabama Department of Transportation said. “ALEA will review evidence of potential violations and handle civil citations and the hearing process.”The system’s records are screened and made available for ALEA, but only during periods when workers are present. ALEA reviews the evidence, and then makes the decision to issue a civil traffic citation, or a warning notice to the vehicle’s registered owner. ALDOT said motorists should follow posted signs in the work zone for speed limits, obey said speed limits, and allow extra following distance for all cars. The Work Zone Safety Act will have the pilot program continue through September 2028, unless continued by legislation. For more information, visit the Alabama Department of Transportation’s Work Zone Safety Act page at www.aldotnews.com/WorkZoneSafetyAct/. </div></body>

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