TDOT and VDOT to lift construction lane closures for holiday weekend

As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, the Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes from noon on Friday, May 22, through 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26. Motorists may still encounter lane closures or restrictions while traveling through long-term construction projects. And like Tennessee, the Virginia Department of Transportation will also be suspending many highway work zones and lifting temporary lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia from noon on Friday, May 22 with construction projects schedule to resume at noon on Tuesday, May 26.