Pennsylvania Work Zone Laws

How Pennsylvania handles work zones

Pennsylvania doubles the fine for speeding and other violations in a posted active work zone, and 11+ mph over costs you a 15-day license suspension (75 Pa.C.S. § 3326). Cameras clock you at 11+ over and mail a civil ticket, warning first, then $75, then $150, no officer or visible worker needed (§ 3369). Paul Miller's Law bans holding a phone statewide since June 2025. Obey the flagger (§ 3102).

Speed, fines, phone, and the flagger

• Speed rule: The posted reduced limit stands whenever the signs are up. Enforcement ramps up in a posted 'active work zone' (watch for the flashing sign), where fines double and 11+ mph over means a 15-day license suspension.
• Fine multiplier: Fines doubled in a posted active work zone (75 Pa.C.S. § 3326). Go 11+ mph over and you also lose your license for 15 days. Camera tickets are civil: warning first, then $75, then $150 (§ 3369).
• Phone in a work zone: Restricted — put it down
• Flagger authority: Obey the flagger. You must comply with any appropriately attired person authorized to direct, control, or regulate traffic, which covers a work-zone flagger (75 Pa.C.S. § 3102).
• Base fine: Base speeding fine doubled in an active work zone; camera civil penalties run $75, then $150 for repeats.

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