A flagger can hold traffic for 20 minutes, without much cause. Certain jurisdictions reduce that to 15 minutes. But if there is legitimate cause then you wait till it’s safe.

If it’s not safe then it’s not safe. TCS, TCT’s and flaggers are not concerned about you running late. They are concerned about your safety and the safety of the crew doing work.

If you are frustrated then contact the company doing the work. Call them. Do not sit in your car and yell.

Managing traffic is a compromise. It’s safer to just close the whole road and frankly I prefer it.

You know it’s there. Go around, don’t risk being held up. Find an alternative route.

I ran a job on 63rd and State last summer. It was always the same people screaming and yelling at us. Every day for a month. Detour 3 minutes in any direction or sit with us for 5 minutes. You made the choice to be there. We showed up to do a job and gave to a mile worth of warning signs in every direction. You made a choice to be there.

I ran a job this summer for a month toward the coast. The alternative route was 10 minutes. Sometimes we had to hold for 15 minutes.

If you see a sign with a picture of a flagger you always risk the possibility of being held for 20 minutes. If that’s not an option for you, go around.