IDOT urges safe driving as 2 million expected to hit the road for Tha…

ILLINOIS (WCIA) — The Illinois Department of Transportation is warning to take your time driving during what’s expected to be some of the busiest travel days in decades.

AAA said more than 50 million people will be traveling more than 50 miles away for Thanksgiving. IDOT said more than 2 million people in Illinois are taking Thanksgiving road trips, and they want to make sure all those people make it safely to their festivities.

“There’s going to be a lot of extra law enforcement out throughout, all across the state,” IDOT’s Paul Wapple said. “You know, making sure people are buckled up, making sure they’re driving sober.”

Wapple said those are just some of the ways the state is trying to keep people safe on the roads this year. IDOT will also be opening up several non-emergency construction zones on interstates to help ease congestion.

Dewitt Pierce is driving with his twin…