Road Safety Reminder for the Week
Tailgating (Following Too Closely)
Tailgating makes it harder for you to see the road ahead because the vehicle in front of you blocks your view. You will not have enough time to react if the driver in front of you brakes suddenly.
To avoid tailgating, use the “3 second rule”: when the vehicle ahead of you passes a certain point, such as a sign, count “one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two, one-thousand-three.” This takes approximately 3 seconds. If you pass the same point before you finish counting, you are following too closely.
According to Guam’s Traffic Violation Bureau’s (TVB) Traffic Fine Schedule
GCA (Guam Code Annotated) Code | Description | Eff. 01/01/14 |
---|---|---|
3320 | Following Too Close (Tailgating) | $80.00 |
3301B | Fail to Stop Within Assured Clear Distance | $400.00 |
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 10 – Chalan Pago-Ordot/Mangilao
Construction activities will continue along Route 10, between the Route 4 intersection and Route 32 and extending up to Tenorio Street (Pochon Chicken Mangilao), from October 20 to October 25, 2025. Intermittent lane closures in both directions are expected during work hours: Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM; Sat, 7:00 AM–6:00 PM.
Motorists are advised to expect traffic delays, slow down and comply with posted speed limits when traveling through the work zone. Please remain alert for uneven pavement surfaces and temporary steel plates and drive safely at all times.
No construction activities are scheduled for Sunday, October 26, 2025.
Route 1/Route 6 Intersection, Maina
Construction activities will continue at the Route 1/Route 6 Intersection, between Slingstone Coffee+Tea and Pacific Welding Services, from October 20 to October 25, 2025. Intermittent lane closures in both directions are expected during work hours: Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM.
No construction activities are scheduled for Sunday, October 26, 2025.
Route 30A, Tamuning
Construction activities will continue along Route 30A, between the Pay-Less Oka and St. Anthony Church, Tamuning, from October 20 to October 25, 2025. Intermittent lane closures in both directions are expected during work hours: Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM.
No construction activities are scheduled for Sunday, October 26, 2025.
Route 32, Mangilao (Tentative)
Construction activities will continue along Route 32, between the Route 10/Route 32 Intersection and Campus Drive, from October 20 to October 25, 2025. Intermittent lane closures in both directions are expected during work hours: Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM.
No construction activities are scheduled for Sunday, October 26, 2025.
The DPW HMC crew will be side cutting along Route 2 starting from the Navy, working south. Work will occur between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM Monday – Friday. The DPW asks motorists to please proceed with caution and remain alert for traffic control signs and work crews.
The DPW HMC crew will be bush cutting and performing other roadside maintenance activities along Route 1 Dead Man’s Curve. Work will occur between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM Monday – Friday. The DPW asks motorists to please proceed with caution and remain alert for traffic control signs and work crews.
The DPW contractor will be grass cutting at the following locations between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, weather permitting:
- Monday, 10/20/25 – Friday, 10/24/25: Route 1 (Marine Corps Drive)
- Tuesday, 10/21/25: Route 17 (Cross Island Road)
- Wednesday, 10/22/25 – Thursday, 10/23/25: Route 3 (Ben Blaz Memorial Highway), NCTS Dededo
