For further information please contact: Sergeant Al Nothum
(314) 340-4062
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May 14, 2008

EMPHASIS: OPERATION P.R.O.T.E.C.T. /Missouri Highway 61 In St. Charles County


“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 nine state troopers to conduct this operation. The enforcement effort will focus on Missouri Highway 61 in St. Charles County. Operation P.R.O.T.E.C.T. will commence at 9 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2008.

TO ALL MEDIA OUTLETS: Please DO NOT release the location of this operation prior to 7 a.m. on May 20, 2008. All other information regarding this operation may be released at any time.