Road Safety Reminder for the Week

Use Your Horn

• Only when necessary, to avoid collisions.
• To try to get “eye contact” with other drivers. You may tap your horn to alert another driver who might turn in front of you and cause a collision.
• On narrow roads, where you cannot see at least 200 feet ahead of your vehicle.

Do Not Use Your Horn

• If a driver or bicyclist is moving slowly, and you want them to drive faster or get out of your way. The driver or bicyclist may not be able to safely go faster due to illness, being lost, intoxication, or mechanical problems with the vehicle.
• To alert other drivers that they made a mistake. Your honking may cause them to make more mistakes or become angry and retaliate.
• Because you may be angry or upset.
• To honk at pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorcyclists unless necessary to avoid a collision. Remember that your horn sounds much louder outside a vehicle.

Note: Honking your horn may startle other drivers. It is safer to slow down or stop instead of honking your horn.

According to Guam’s Traffic Violation Bureau’s (TVB) Traffic Fine Schedule

GCA (Guam Code Annotated) Code	Description	Eff. 01/01/14
3207A	Horn (None or Defective)	$40.00
3207B	Horn (Illegal use of)	$60.00
3207C	Siren (Unlawful use of)	$60.00

 

 

Guam Construction Update

Motorists are advised to drive cautiously through the construction zones, observe all posted speed limit and construction signs, and carefully heed flaggers (when present). Alternate routes and/or adjusting drive times when feasible are encouraged.
 

Route 1 Resurfacing from Route 30 to Route 10A – Tamuning

From 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday, 7/18/22 to Friday, 7/22/22, motorists are advised there will be lane shifts and intermittent lane closures for southbound and northbound traffic from Route 30 (Governor Carlos Camacho Road) to Route 10A (Airport Road).

From 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Saturday, 7/23/22 to Sunday, 7/24/22, there will be lane shifts and intermittent lane closures on Route 1 for northbound traffic between Route 14 (Chalan San Antonio) and Route 10A (Airport Road).
 

Route 28 Rehabilitation from Route 1 to Bumuchachu Street – Dededo

Motorists are advised that there will be lane shifts and intermittent lane closures along Route 28 from Catalina Lane to Aurora Street from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM Monday, 7/18/22 – Friday, 7/22/22.

From 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM Saturday, 7/23/22, there will be lane shifts and intermittent lane closures along Route 28 between Q Place Street and the DPW Coral Pit.
 

Islandwide Signing System Upgrade – Rt 15/Rt 26 (Macheche), Rt 15/Rt 29 (Gayinero), and Rt 1 S/O Rt 6 (Adelup) Intersections

Between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday to Wednesday, there will be potential lane shifts and intermittent closures at the Route 15/Route 26 Intersection and Route 15/Route 29 Intersection (Gayinero). Work will occur in the shoulder along Route 1 south of the Route 6 (Adelup) Intersection and motorists are advised to travel through this area cautiously and obey all posted signs.

On Saturday July 23, 2022, new STOP signs and pavement markings will be installed along the north and south bound lanes of Route 15 at its intersections with Route 29 (Gayinero) and Route 26 (Macheche). This work will require intermittent lane closures and traffic shifts between 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM.