THP Checkpoints Scheduled for New Year’s Eve

THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL WILL BE CONDUCTING ROADSIDE SAFETY CHECKPOINTS FRIDAY IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BEDFORD COUNTY ON STATE ROUTE 82 SOUTH AT THE 6.5 MILE MARKER; LAWRENCE COUNTY ON US HIGHWAY 43 NORTH AT THE 23.4 MILE MARKER, LINCOLN COUNTY ON STATE ROUTE 50 AT THE 15.8 MILE MARKER AND MAURY COUNTY ON TOM J. HITCH PARKWAY .6 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 412. THP RECOGNIZES THAT ROADSIDE CHECKPOINTS SUCH AS THESE ARE HIGHLY VISIBLE AND EFFECTIVE TOOLS OF ENFORCING THE LAWS OF TENNESSEE WHILE ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

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