After pretty much a sleepless night, I woke up to "Clunk, clunk, clunk" at 6:10 this morning. As usual, I checked my driveway, no one there. Then I saw the orange cones in the driveway, no other signs of roadwork as yet. But I am forewarned. Mike advised that roadwork was to continue June 22-26, with some roadside work after that which would not involve long-distance flagging. That's good to know.
I have an appointment this morning at 9. So (1) I'll watch to see if traffic appears to be as usual. (2) If only one lane is being used for both directions of cars, I'll wait to see which direction the pilot car is leading.(3) I'll put my stuff in the car, lock the front door, back my car so I'm angled out the driveway facing south. (4) Sit in the car with the engine running and wait until I see the pilot car leading traffic south in the direction i want to go. (5) Hop on the queue before it moves too far down the road. I do NOT want to meet oncoming traffic. (6) Caveat: Get ready to leave 10 minutes earlier: sometimes the queue can be of 20+ vehicles.
Last week, being out of sight of any flaggers or construction vehicles, there was no way to know when work had begun. Only when I started to leave my driveway, and NOTICED cars approaching in MY lane.
At least this time, thanks to being proactive, I know what to expect. Sort of.
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