More than 2,500 drivers were caught speeding through work zones on I-290 in Amherst in just one week, prompting a renewed call from the New York State Department of Transportation to slow down and protect roadway workers.
Between April 20 and April 27, automated speed enforcement cameras on the 290 recorded more than 2,500 drivers speeding through work zones. Two of those drivers were recorded traveling at over 100 miles per hour and two others were recorded traveling 90 and 91 miles per hour.
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Over 2,500 drivers caught speeding in work zones on I-290 in just one week
Eric Meka, WNY Regional Director for the NYSDOT, said the behavior puts workers’ lives at risk…