For further information please contact: Sergeant Al Nothum
314.340.4062
C010739
September 13, 2007

EMPHASIS: OPERATION P.R.O.T.E.C.T. / Interstates 64 and 40 At Brentwood Blvd.

“OPERATION P.R.O.T.E.C.T.” (Patrol Response Operation To Enforcement of Construction/Work zone Traffic) is an initiative to assess, identify, and prioritize construction/work zones with critical issues or problems affecting highway safety through complaints from the general public, highway/construction workers, law enforcement, and emergency responders. In addition, a ZERO TOLERANCE enforcement policy has been established for the operation as well as routine construction zone enforcement focusing on traffic violations, such as speeding, following too close, and other hazardous moving and commercial motor vehicle violations.

OPERATION P.R.O.T.E.C.T. will utilize 10 state troopers. The enforcement effort will focus on Interstates 64 and 40 between Brentwood Blvd. and Oakland Ave. Operation P.R.O.T.E.C.T. will begin at 10 a.m. and continue to 2 p.m. on September 17, 2007.

TO ALL MEDIA OUTLETS, Please DO NOT release the location of this operation prior to 10 a.m. on September 17, 2007. All other information regarding this operation may be released at any time.

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