CODE OF VIRGINIA

MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS IN HIGHWAY WORK ZONES; PENALTY (§ 46.2-878.1)

Operation of any motor vehicle in excess of a maximum speed limit established
specifically for a highway work zone, when workers are present and when such
highway work zone is indicated by appropriately placed signs displaying the
maximum speed limit and the penalty for violations, shall be unlawful and
constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $ 500.For
the purposes of this section, “highway work zone” means a
construction or maintenance area that is located on or beside a highway and
marked by appropriate warning signs and, for projects covered by contracts
entered into on or after July 1, 2012, with attached flashing lights or other
traffic control devices indicating that work is in progress.Nothing in this
section shall preclude the prosecution or conviction for reckless driving of any
motor vehicle operator whose operation of any motor vehicle in a highway work
zone, apart from speed, demonstrates a reckless disregard for life, limb, or
property.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 462; 1995, c. 54; 2003, c. 839; 2012, c. 397.