Any municipality or the secretary of transportation may permit public use of a highway, or portion thereof, under their respective jurisdictions, during construction or maintenance work in lieu of constructing or establishing a detour route, and such municipality or the secretary is authorized to regulate and control traffic thereon by traffic signals, traffic lights, warning lights, flagmen, signs or devices, which shall be effective at the first sign identifying the road construction zone as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-1458a.