Operation Yellow Jacket Is Back

Operation Yellow Jacket is back! PennDOT and PSP are working together to keep Pennsylvania highways safe for all motorists and maintenance crews. Troopers monitor traffic in PennDOT maintenance trucks traveling within PennDOT’s designated work zones. If the trooper observes a violation, they communicate to another trooper in a marked PSP patrol unit to initiate a traffic stop. Last year 1,250 crashes occurred in work zones in Pennsylvania – resulting in 22 fatalities and 550 serious injuries. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania State Police are reminding motorists about Operation Yellow Jacket and the importance of slowing down in work zones throughout this year’s construction season.