Operation Hard Hat

Road construction is moving ahead full speed across our region but drivers hitting those construction zones need to reduce their speed. A special operation in New York’s North Country is targeting dangerous drivers. It’s called Operation Hard Hat. Two DOT workers are actually undercover troopers with the state police. State Police Sergeant Shane Buckley says the undercover troopers are looking for speeders, drivers not wearing their seat belts or talking on their cellphones. Fines are doubled for any violation in a work zone.