MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

TROOP C HEADQUARTERS
891 Technology Drive
Weldon Spring, MO 63304


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Al Nothum
(636) 300-2800 ext. 3340
C01060
August 24, 2011

EMPHASIS: OPERATION P.R.O.T.E.C.T. To Be Held In Jefferson And St. Charles Counties

Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C, Weldon Spring, informs the public that an “OPERATION P.R.O.T.E.C.T.” is scheduled in Jefferson and St. Charles counties. “OPERATION P.R.O.T.E.C.T.” will be an eight-hour operation, utilizing 11 state troopers. The enforcement effort will focus on two work/construction zones located on Missouri Highway 141 near Missouri Highway 21 in Jefferson County, and on Missouri Highway 94 north of Interstate 64/40 in St. Charles County. Operation P.R.O.T.E.C.T. will begin at 7 a.m. and continue to 3 p.m. on August 25, 2011.

“OPERATION P.R.O.T.E.C.T.” identifies and prioritizes 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, and takes into account recent crash statistics. 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 speed, following too close, other hazardous moving violations, and commercial motor vehicle violations. This zero tolerance policy directs troopers to take appropriate action on all observed traffic violations in construction/work zones by issuing uniform citations or warnings.


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