Road Construction Halted During Holiday Break

ROAD CONSTRUCTION WON’T DELAY TRAVELERS DURING THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAYS. THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TDOT) IS ONCE AGAIN HALTING ALL LANE CLOSURE ACTIVITY ON INTERSTATES AND STATE HIGHWAYS IN ANTICIPATION OF HIGHER TRAFFIC VOLUMES ACROSS THE STATE. NO TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR CONSTRUCTION ON TENNESSEE ROADWAYS BEGINNING AT 6 AM FRIDAY THROUGH 6 AM ON MONDAY JANUARY 2^ND. EXCEPT FOR A FEW LONG-TERM CLOSURES THAT MUST REMAIN FOR SAFETY, ALL CONSTRUCTION-RELATED CLOSURES WILL BE SUSPENDED DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD.  WORKERS MAY STILL BE ON-SITE IN SOME CONSTRUCTION ZONES. AAA EXPECTS AN ESTIMATED 2.6 MILLION TENNESSEANS TO TRAVEL BETWEEN DECEMBER 23 AND JANUARY 2 WITH MOST OF THEM DRIVING.

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