KENTUCKY —

Speeding in a construction zone? It could cost you a hefty $500 ticket.

There’s new technology helping state troopers slow drivers down and keep construction workers safe.

If you’ve driven on any Kentucky interstate, you’ve likely seen it: construction everywhere.

And now, from the moment you enter a work zone, like the one on I-64 in Shelby County, a new system starts tracking your speed from camera to camera.

It’s called automated enforcement.

“If this tool helps encourage somebody just to slow down and be a little bit safer in the work zones so we can all get to where we need to get safely, then it’s worth it,” said KSP Sgt. Matt Sudduth.

Here’s how it works:

A trooper sits in a safe location inside the construction zone.

When they activate the system, the blinking y

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