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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §46.2-878.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §46.2-878.1. Maximum speed limits in highway work zones; penalty. Operation of any motor vehicle in excess of a maximum speed limit established specifically for a highway work zone, when workers are present and when such highway work zone is indicated by appropriately placed signs displaying the maximum speed limit and the penalty for violations, shall be unlawful and constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $500. For the purposes of this section, "highway work
zone" means a construction or maintenance area that is located on or
beside a highway and [ Nothing in this section shall preclude the prosecution or conviction for reckless driving of any motor vehicle operator whose operation of any motor vehicle in a highway work zone, apart from speed, demonstrates a reckless disregard for life, limb, or property. |