Plans for holiday travel need to start early this year

OFFICERS ARE WATCHING. >> The Reporter: HIGHWAY PATROL TELLS ME THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD SEE A DECREASE IN TRAVEL AROUND THANKSGIVING, BUT THEY DIDN’T, THEY ACTUALLY SAW A LOT MORE TRAVELERS THAN THEY EXPECTED, AND THEY EXPECT THAT SAME TREND FOR CHRISTMAS. SO AS YOU MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR NEXT WEEK, THERE’S A FEW THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER. HEADS UP AS YOU HIT THE ROADWAYS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. EVERYONE MIGHT NOT BE SO HOLLY AND JOLLY. AA PREDICTING THAT TENSIONS WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL BECAUSE OF A COMBINATION OF EVERYDAY STRESS, THE PANDEMIC, AND JUST NORMAL HOLIDAY STRESS. SO HERE ARE SOME TIPS FOR AVOIDING AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THE SPEED LIMIT, USE TURN SIGNALS AND ALLOW OTHERS TO MERGE. >> IF YOU’VE GOT TO BE A CERTAIN PLACE ON TIME, LEAVE EARLY BECAUSE THERE’S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, MORE TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, A POSSIBILITY F COLLISIONS, GOING TO STOP TRAFFIC IN THE ROADWAYS, MORE CONGESTION, SO IT’S JUST GOING TO MAKE A RECIPE TO TAKE YOU LONGER TO WHERE YOU’RE GOING, SO LEAVE A LITTLE EARLY, ENJOY THE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY WHILE YOU’RE IN YOUR CAR BUT DON’T SPEED. >> The Reporter: IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO CELEBRATE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, MAKE SURE TO DO IT SAFEL STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THEY SEE AN INCREASE IN DUI ARRESTS OVER THE HOLIDAY. >> DON’T BE SURPRISED IF YOU’RE, YOU KNOW, GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU ROLL UP ON A CHECKPOINT, AND IF YOU’RE DRINKING AND DRIVING, OR YOU’RE IMPAIRED, YOU’RE GOING TO GO TO JAIL. >> The Reporter: AS WE APREACH THE NEW YEAR, THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS ON THE AGENDA AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TOSS SCDOT FOR THE YEAR 2021. I’M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE TOP FIVE GOING ON IN GREENVILLE COUNTY NEXT YEAR. THAT’S ALL IN NEXT WEEK’S TRAFFIC TYPES. IN GREENVILLE, H

Traffic Tuesday: Plans for holiday travel need to start early this year

Updated: 8:19 PM EST Dec 15, 2020

People are making travel plans for the holidays.

People are making travel plans for the holidays.