The endangerment charge is defined as motorists driving more than 75 mph or truckers going faster than 65 mph in a work zone, the Advocate of Stamford reported.
Those convicted of the offense also will be subject to a two-point reduction on their driver’s license.
Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Jim Redeker said he hears from road crews concerned for their safety all the time.
“About the horrors of being in the work zone, about what it feels like to have cars and trucks going by at 70, 80 miles an hour in the dark,” Redeker told WCBS 880 Connecticut Bureau Chief Fran Schneidau.
