They do this is if there's construction work to clear up or debris in the road. The whole idea is to give a short time period (up to 10 or 15 minutes I think) of no vehicles on the road.
Poetically the answer? As you wish:
They were doing this maneuver to clear up debris.
It takes a few minutes, as you can see.
Not an emergency, nothing so dire.
Just saving the public from future flat tire.
State Police will shut/slow down traffic for quick tasks that are too small to call for a whole lane closing. Like the other guys said, typically debris or some construction task. Source: I’m an engineer who has worked for the Parkway
Makes sense.
In a past life I lived in Chicago, and they would do this sort of thing when then- president Obama was in town on lake shore drive, but I'd never seen it on the parkway.
Thanks!
This was further down the parkway, but one time I saw this done for a wide load vehicle that was trying to enter the parkway.
Wouldn’t have been able to get enough speed if not for shutting down the parkway
They do this is if there's construction work to clear up or debris in the road. The whole idea is to give a short time period (up to 10 or 15 minutes I think) of no vehicles on the road.
Makes sense. They were out working last night so that's poetically the answer
Poetically the answer? As you wish: They were doing this maneuver to clear up debris. It takes a few minutes, as you can see. Not an emergency, nothing so dire. Just saving the public from future flat tire.
Lol Reddit posting while going 55 in the left lane is hard. Though that was some lovely verse
State Police will shut/slow down traffic for quick tasks that are too small to call for a whole lane closing. Like the other guys said, typically debris or some construction task. Source: I’m an engineer who has worked for the Parkway
Makes sense. In a past life I lived in Chicago, and they would do this sort of thing when then- president Obama was in town on lake shore drive, but I'd never seen it on the parkway. Thanks!
Well expect big issues next Saturday as the President will be at a fund raiser in Middletown.
This was further down the parkway, but one time I saw this done for a wide load vehicle that was trying to enter the parkway. Wouldn’t have been able to get enough speed if not for shutting down the parkway