NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers warned drivers they’d be patrolling Interstate 40 during the busiest travel days of the year -- and they meant it.
Troopers said earlier in the week they’re launching the seventh annual "I-40 Challenge" or "CARE across Tennessee." The initiative aims to keep drivers safe during the busiest travel days of the Thanksgiving holiday -- one of the busiest traveling times of the year.
Read more: Expect increased police patrols on I-40 during your Thanksgiving travels
THP tweeted Wednesday morning that “We told you that we would be here, you can’t say you weren’t warned!”
We told you that we would be here, you can’t say you weren’t warned! pic.twitter.com/v13OGe0DNj
— THPNashville (@THPNashville) November 27, 2019
Troopers will be assigned every 20 miles on I-40 for 12-hour shifts on the busiest travel days of the weekend: Wednesday, November 27 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, December 1 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
There are 455 miles of I-40 that runs through Tennessee. In 2018, there were 46 crashes on the Wednesday before and 55 crashes on the Sunday after the Thanksgiving holiday on I-40.
During your travels across Tennessee, if you require highway assistance please dial *847 (*THP). This will connect you to a THP dispatcher.
