Roadwork safety calls for cooperation

Caroline Spaeth (“Road Work a Hazard to Pedestrians”) is correct to point out the need to ensure pedestrian and bicyclist safety in the construction zones along Diamond Drive.

We certainly expect the county and the contractor to ensure all efforts are made to manage this project as safely as possible.

However, her letter concerns me in its one notable omission: among comments asking the county or contractor to do something to counter the perception of an unsafe situation, there is not one comment holding motorists accountable to drive more slowly, alertly and safely in what is quite obvious to any driver a complicated construction zone, which must be navigated carefully.

Furthermore, there is no request in her letter asking motorists to pause and yield to others trying to navigate this difficult passage.

Fortunately, I think most, if not all, actually do that anyway.

As anyone with a map can attest, there is little available space to expand bike and pedestrian access in many parts of the continually morphing construction zone.

Due to our short construction season, it is also important to work as efficiently as possible to get this project done before school starts and the cold weather closes down paving activity.

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