With the total solar eclipse less than two weeks away, the Arkansas Department of Transportation has released a traffic forecast for to help Arkansans prepare.
The map is available on ARDOT’s social media sites and it designates the roads in Arkansas that are expected to see the areas with the highest amount of traffic right after the eclipse.
ARDOT lists four traffic volume designations on the map: Extreme traffic, very high traffic, high traffic, and significant traffic.
According to the map, U.S. Highway 65 through the region is projected for very high traffic while U.S. Highway 62/412 along with Arkansas State Highway 7 are projected for high traffic totals.
More information is available on the ARDOT Website.
(From ARDOT Press Release)
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