With increased traffic expected during peak travel times over Thanksgiving weekend, the Arizona Department of Transportation recommends drivers allow extra time and stay alert if using state highways for holiday trips.

ADOT is not scheduling any full construction or maintenance closures on state highways from Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 26, to Monday morning, Dec. 1.

Heavier and slower traffic should be expected at times on busy highways such as Interstate 17 north of Phoenix. The good news for drivers is that ADOT’s new 8-mile-long flex lanes system between Black Canyon City and Sunset Point is open and will provide two additional lanes for northbound traffic Wednesday through Saturday. As it normally does, the flex lanes system will switch for use by southbound traffic on Sunday, Nov. 30

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