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Show Heavy Holiday Weekend Traffic Expected The Utah Department of Transportation urges motorists to use extra caution when driving during the upcoming July 24th weekend. Many people will have Friday off and will be taking advantage of the three-day weekend to take a short trip to go camping. Routes to popular vacation spots will be congested during the peak travel times beginning Thursday evening and Friday, r.nd again on Sunday afternoon, Motorists should plan a little extra - travel time to offset time lost on congested roads, and long-distance travelers should take advantaged of the rest areas along our highways. Law enforcement officials will be concentrating their efforts near recreation areas and especially watching for tired or intoxicated drivers. Although work on most road construction projects on state highways will be shut down during the weekend, warning signs in the construction zones must be heeded to assure safe travel. We particularly ask motorists to be alert, slow down and make allowance for changed conditions at points where freeway lanes have ended and revert back to two-way traffic. |