DALE CITY, Va. -- What once worked in construction zones on the Capital Beltway is now in use on Intestate 95: Orange Cones, No Phones.
The program sponsored by the builders of new Express Lanes coming to the interstate highway is meant to call attention to distracted drivers who use their cell phones to text, email, or talk behind the wheel. With $1 billion in construction happening along 29-mile express lanes corridor from Va. 610 in North Stafford to Edsall Road in Alexandria, officials said drivers need to pay attention while on the roads.
“According to this report, distracted driving remains a significant problem and vexing problem in the D.C. metropolitan area, particularly in construction work zones. I probably don’t have to tell you that navigating work zones is extremely challenging and requires full time and attention, and anyone who drove the Express Lanes work zones on the Capital Beltway knows what we are talking about,” said AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman Lon Anderson.
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