Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 17 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the fourth sentence the following sentence:- Any person in violation of this section, while operating a motor vehicle through the parameters of a marked construction zone or construction area, at a speed which exceeds the posted limit, or at a speed that is greater than is reasonable and proper, shall be subject to a fine of 2 times the amount currently in effect for the violation issued.