{"id":16150,"date":"2020-05-18T10:04:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T15:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=16150"},"modified":"2020-05-18T10:04:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T15:04:55","slug":"tdot-to-suspend-all-lane-closure-activity-for-the-memorial-day-weekend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2020\/05\/18\/tdot-to-suspend-all-lane-closure-activity-for-the-memorial-day-weekend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TDOT to Suspend All Lane Closure Activity for the Memorial Day Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TennesseeNashville, TN <\/strong>– Motorists won\u2019t be delayed by road construction as they travel Tennessee\u2019s highways this Memorial Day weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes beginning at 12:00noon on Friday, May 22nd through 6:00am on Tuesday, May 26th, 2020.<\/p>\n

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No Road Construction Delays for Memorial Day Travelers. (Tennessee Department of Transportation)<\/p><\/div>\n

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This will provide maximum roadway capacity for motorists expected to travel in the state this Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuspending construction-related lane closures during the Memorial Day weekend will lessen congestion and delays on Tennessee\u2019s major highways,\u201d said Commissioner Clay Bright.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to do our part to help everyone have an enjoyable and safe holiday weekend and keep traffic flowing as smoothly and efficiently as possible,\u201d Bright stated.<\/p>\n

Motorists may still encounter some lane closures or restrictions while traveling through long term construction projects. Drivers should be aware that reduced speed limits will be in effect in work zones. Drivers convicted of speeding through work zones where workers are present face a fine of up to $500.00, plus court fees and possible increased insurance premiums. <\/p>\n

“We\u2019re asking motorists to drive safely this Memorial Day weekend,\u201d Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long said. \u201cThough traffic has lessened, we continue to see speeding and distracted driving crashes. State Troopers will work to enforce traffic laws to reduce crashes and traffic fatalities across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a result of the COVID-19 Coronavirus impact on travel, AAA advises that for the first time in 20 years, they will not issue a Memorial Day travel forecast this year.<\/p>\n

From your desktop or mobile device, get the latest construction activity and live streaming SmartWay traffic cameras at www.TNSmartWay.com\/Traffic<\/a>. Travelers can also dial 511 from any land-line or cellular phone for travel information, or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com\/TN511<\/a> for statewide travel. As always, drivers are reminded to use all motorist information tools wisely and Know Before You Go!<\/em> by checking travel conditions before leaving for your destination. Drivers should never tweet, text or talk on a cell phone while behind the wheel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nashville, TN – Motorists won\u2019t be delayed by road construction as they travel Tennessee\u2019s highways this Memorial Day weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes beginning at 12:00noon on Friday, May 22nd through 6:00am on Tuesday, May 26th, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[1361,12376,12675,12712,12377,8195,522,3724,549,284,393,261,5442,534,1121],"class_list":["post-16150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","tag-aaa","tag-clay-bright","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-jeff-long","tag-lane-closures","tag-memorial-day","tag-memorial-day-weekend","tag-nashville","tag-nashville-tn","tag-tdot","tag-tennessee","tag-tennessee-department-of-safety-and-homeland-security","tag-tennessee-department-of-transportation","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16151,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16150\/revisions\/16151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}