Omar Valdez demonstrates an automatic flagger used by the Washington State Department of Transportation. Valdez said inattentive drivers have hit the machine a couple of times.
April 1, 2025
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April 2, 2025 2:45 a.m.
Drivers asked to take precautions in road work zones
OTHELLO — Washington Department of Transportation officials are asking Washingtonians and visitors to exercise extra caution and follow traffic laws in work zones. Mike Koehn, Washington Department of Transportation supervisor for the Moses Lake and Othello maintenance crews, said he was reminded of that recently when he went out to a work zone on Interstate 90.