Arkansas drivers reminded to use IDriveArkansas.com for Memorial Day travel

Arkansas drivers reminded to use IDriveArkansas.com for Memorial Day travel

Get the low- down so you don’t get slowed down this holiday weekend

Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) reminds drivers to “know before you go” and visit IDriveArkansas. com before traveling this Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Extensive highway improvements continue in the state. With those improvements come work zones. To aid in your holiday travel, AHTD 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.

The American Automobile Association (AAA) projects that more than 38 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend. Eighty-nine percent of those travelers (34 Million) will drive to their holiday destinations and take advantage of the low fuel prices. This represents a 2.1% increase over the number of drivers last year.

To help motorists find ways around accidents and work zone backups on Interstates, AHTD 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. We also provide updated information on Twitter. Follow us @AHTD.

AHTD has provided a list of Arkansas' major lane closures during the holiday weekend (see chart).

From Danny Straessle