‘Know before you go’ this Thanksgiving

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) reminds drivers to “know before you go” and visit IDriveArkansas. com before traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

“Extensive highway improvements continue in the state. With those improvements come work zones. To aid in your holiday travel, ARDOT has been working hard to open as many lanes as possible. Still, travelers will likely face work zones and possible delays due to increased traffic volume,” said Krista Sides, a spokesperson for the highway department.

The American Automobile Association (AAA) predicts more than 50.9 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles from home. That is 1.6 million more travelers than last year, and 45.5 million are likely to make a road trip of it. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined as Nov. 22 through Nov. 26.

“To help motorists find ways around accidents and work zone backups on interstates, ARDOT has an alternate routes feature on IDriveArkansas.com. It displays linkages between the interstate corridors and secondary routes

that motorists may consider when travel is delayed. You can also follow us @myARDOT,” Sides said.

In Southwest Arkansas, one lane of Interstate 30 will be closed and is located at the 15 to 18 mile marker near Fulton in Hempstead and Miller counties for three miles in the westbound lane.