Even the road construction is polite

In Japan, as in most places, most of the heavy road construction is done on the night shift. Even though they aren't inconveniencing all that many people, they try to be exceedingly polite about it. Witness this inflateable light standard, standing at the beginning/end of the construction area:

工事中 --> Construction in progress
ご迷惑おかけします --> We apologize for the inconvenience

The workers were bemused when, on the way back from the convenience store, I asked permission to take this picture.