Permitting highway construction and maintenance vehicles in road construction zones to display flashing amber, white or green lights at all times or flashing white and blue lights on stationary trailers under certain conditions and prohibiting the use of a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone or a road construction zone.

HB 2522 allows highway construction and maintenance vehicles to display flashing amber, white, or green lights continuously in road construction zones, and permits stationary vehicles to use flashing white and blue lights during nighttime hours (sunset to sunrise) when workers are present. The bill directly affects construction crews and equipment operators working on road projects by updating Kansas traffic laws to permit these specific lighting configurations. It repeals previous restrictions (K.S.A. 8-1729 and 8-1731) that limited such lights to emergency vehicles or specific conditions. The Kansas Secretary of Transportation must establish rules for the design and use of these lights under the new provisions.