The Department of Transportation hosts a news conference at the Park and Ride in Newville Friday morning to drive home the message of safe driving during road construction season. DOT Secretary Dave Ross used nine black ribbon draped orange cones to illustrate the nine motorists lives lost last year in construction zones. Stat Patrol superintendent J.D. Lind shared his goal for driver compliance rather than the need to issue citations. The core of the message was slow down, stay off the smart phone, and practice a little patience.
