LITTLE ROCK (5-22) – The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) reminds
drivers to “know before you go” and visit IDriveArkansas.com before traveling during this
Memorial Day Holiday.
Extensive highway improvements continue through 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.
This long holiday weekend, marking the unofficial start of summer vacation season, will see
the second-highest travel volume on record since American Automobile Association (AAA)
began tracking holiday travel volumes. The AAA predicts that more than 37 million
Americans will travel by automobile and more than 50 miles from home between Thursday,
May 23 and Monday, May 27.
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. Additionally information on closures due to weather impacts is available on these
maps. You can also follow us on Twitter @myARDOT.
Below is a list of closures on Arkansas’ Primary Highway Network during the holiday
weekend. Motorists are encouraged to look at IDriveArkansas.com to find closures that are
on secondary and low traffic volume routes.
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