Road Safety Reminder for the Week
SCHOOL BUSES
The Motor Vehicle Code of Guam expressly requires that traffic in all directions must come to a complete stop when approaching a school bus that is stopped for the purpose of taking on or discharging students, WHETHER OR NOT ANY STUDENTS ARE CROSSING THE ROAD. School buses must display their red, four-way flashing signal lights as well as the Stop-arm located on the driver’s side of the vehicle. Even on multi-lane highways when the bus is on the other side of the road, you must stop until the Stop-arm is retracted and the bus resumes motion unless the bus driver signals you to proceed.
According to Guam’s Traffic Violation Bureau’s (TVB) Traffic Fine Schedule
| GCA (Guam Code Annotated) Code | Description | Eff. 01/01/14 |
|---|---|---|
| 3201E | Red Flashing Light (School Bus) Required | $40.00 |
| 3336C | Passing School Bus | $300.00 |
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.
Construction activities will continue along Route 5 from Route 2A to Route 17 with intermittent lane closures. Motorists are advised to slow down while driving through this area.
There is a full road closure between Congressman Palting Loop and Pale San Vitores Road for the construction of a new retaining wall and widening of Ypao Road. Motorists will have to take alternate routes. The public is advised not to enter the construction area.
From Monday, 8/28/23 to Friday, 9/1/23 between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, motorists are advised that there will be lane shifts and intermittent lane closures at the following locations:
- ET Calvo Memorial Parkway/Route 1 Intersection to The Carpet Store
- Route 1/Route 14 intersection – Northbound
- Route 14/GPO intersection
- Route 14 from Great National Insurance to the Route 30A Intersection
On Saturday, September 2, 2023, between 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, motorists are advised that there will be lane shifts and intermittent lane closures as the contractor will continue work at the following locations:
- Route 14/GPO intersection
- Route 14 from Great National Insurance to the Route 30A Intersection
On Sunday, September 3, 2023, from 5:30 AM - 4:30 PM, motorists are advised of the following detours and lane closures around the Route 1/Route 8 intersection as the GWA contractor repairs the northbound lanes on Route 1 in front of the Willow's Club:
- Northbound traffic on Route 1 will merge down to one lane prior to the Route 1/Route 8 intersection and be detoured onto the southbound side of Route 1. All northbound lanes will be open at Custino Baptist Cemetery.
- Southbound lanes on Route 1 near the intersection will be reduced to one turning lane onto Route 8 and one straight lane continuing southbound on Route 1. All southbound lanes will be open past the Route 1/Route 8 intersection.
- Right turn lanes on Route 8 heading onto Route 1 northbound will be reduced to one lane.






