Today was my first commute to work and it did not go as expected. I was half way there and saw that there was construction going on. I didn't notice the construction when I drove on Friday so it was a surprise. My option was to ride the opposite direction on the other side of the street in the bike lane (sidewalk was taken out) or turn back. I opted to turn back. I rode down to the next big street and discovered, after getting near the end, that it to was undergoing construction. Being on the bike I was able to chit chat with the construction guy that holds the stop sign. He told me to just ride on the sidewalk for the short distance. I did this and it was fine. Would it be ok to ride on the sidewalk for about 50 yards until the construction is over? I am commuting at 6 am and there are zero pedestrians at that time. The sidewalk is three times the width of a normal sidewalk. It would only be during the morning commute since the ride home direction is construction free.