TDOT prepares for Bonnaroo music festival

Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Jerry Nicely said assistance trucks and maintenance units will be posted in the area, message signs will warn drivers of delays, and road resurfacing work will be suspended.

About 90,000 people are expected to attend the outdoor music festival June 11-13. Among the confirmed acts are Dave Matthews, Bob Dylan and The Dead.

Festival traffic will be kept in the right lane and interstate shoulder, allowing through traffic to have the left lane unimpeded. Median crossovers will be guarded to prevent motorists from parking there and blocking emergency vehicles.

Nicely also said Exit 111 is the main festival exit, with exits 105, 112 and 117 alternative exits if the interstate becomes congested.

Emergency vehicles will use county roads, which will be kept to a low volume of traffic.

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