Published: 6/28/2022 - ARK


ROAD CONSTRUCTION WON’T SLOW MOTORISTS ACROSS TENNESSEE OVER THE JULY 4 HOLIDAY.  THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL SUSPEND ALL CONSTRUCTION-RELATED LANE CLOSURES ON INTERSTATES AND STATE ROUTES BEGINNING AT 6:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY, JULY 1 THROUGH 6:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY, JULY 5 TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM ROADWAY CAPACITY FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS. AAA PREDICTS RECORD TRAVEL IN TENNESSEE THIS YEAR, WITH OVER ONE MILLION TENNESSEANS TAKING A TRIP AND 92% OF THEM DRIVING. MOTORISTS WILL STILL ENCOUNTER SOME LONG-TERM LANE CLOSURES ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.  WHILE LANE CLOSURE ACTIVITY WILL BE STOPPED, WORKERS MAY BE ON-SITE IN ZONES, AND REDUCED SPEED LIMITS IN WORK ZONES WILL STILL BE IN EFFECT.  DRIVERS CONVICTED OF SPEEDING THROUGH WORK ZONES WHERE WORKERS ARE PRESENT FACE A FINE OF $250 TO $500, PLUS COURT FEES AND POSSIBLE INCREASED INSURANCE PREMIUMS.