US EditionIDOT Halts Non-Essential Lane Work to Ease Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic
- Illinois Department of Transportation said non-emergency lane closures will be suspended from 3 p.m. Wednesday until 11:59 p.m. Sunday to ease holiday traffic.
- With AAA forecasting record travel and 1.8 million Tennessee road trips, TDOT said it will halt lane closures to ease congestion on Wednesday and Sunday.
- Some long-term closures will remain and workers on-site in construction zones; motorists convicted of speeding face a $500 fine plus court fees, TDOT said.
- For Illinois travelers, IDOT advised motorists to use the traveler information map and reminded them to obey speeds and `move over, slow down` in work zones.
- Several local long-term closures will remain in place, including lane reductions on Illinois Route 2 over the Rock River in Winnebago County and closures on Flat Iron Road over Mokeler Creek in McHenry County plus White Oaks Road and Hunter Road in Chemung Township.
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TDOT halts construction through end of weekend
NASHVILLE — Thanksgiving travelers will not be delayed by construction on Tennessee roads during this holiday. TDOT will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways in anticipation of higher traffic volumes across the state. All construction-related lane…
Lanes Reopening Where Possible For Thanksgiving Travel
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that lanes that have been closed for construction will reopen, where possible, for the long Thanksgiving weekend to minimize travel disruption.Non-emergency closures will be suspended from 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30.The following lane closures will remain in place during the holiday weekend. The public can expect delays and should allow extra ti…
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