Notices from the Green Zone:

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
(As of April 18, 2004 /0900)

Effec­tive imme­di­ately, var­i­ous sec­tions of high­way will be closed to civil­ian travel until Iraqi engi­neers and Coali­tion forces can repair them. 
For your safety, watch for clo­sure signs and do not drive on sec­tions of the closed high­way.
Route One will be closed start­ing from just south of Balad all the way to north­ern Bagh­dad.  From north­ern Bagh­dad, Express­way One trav­el­ing west through Abu Ghu­rayb is also closed.  Like­wise Express­way One trav­el­ing south­east from Abu Ghu­rayb is closed all the way to Khayqan ash Sharqi.
Civil­ians that attempt to drive on these roads may be con­sid­ered anti-Coalition forces and risk being sub­ject to attack. If civil­ians drive on the closed sec­tion of the high­ways they may be engaged with deadly force.
These high­ways will be closed for an indef­i­nite period of time for pub­lic use.  Safety and secu­rity of pub­lic travel is the pri­mary rea­son for clos­ing these sec­tions of high­ways. 
Analy­sis of safety and secu­rity of the high­ways will be deter­mined by the Iraqi police and Coali­tion forces.  As the sit­u­a­tion changes, more infor­ma­tion will follow.

[Empha­sis added — Christo­pher]
Good thing I’m fly­ing from Amman to Baghdad.