REGINA – Two drivers are paying a hefty price for choosing to speed in a construction zone in Saskatchewan.
On Wednesday, Milestone RCMP pulled over a 52-year-old man for driving 104 kilometres an hour in a construction zone on Highway #6 south of Regina. As a result, he was handed a $554 fine.
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Just a day earlier, Mounties handed out a $482 ticket to a 34-year-old man for driving 92 kilometres an hour in the same location.
The speed limit is 60 kilometres an hour when passing work crews on highways.
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Within the same hour Tuesday, two other drivers were handed out warnings for speeding in a construction zone along the same stretch of highway.
Officers are reminding drivers that construction season hasn’t ended and are asking drivers to be extra vigilant around workers on highways.
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