AAA predicts 73 million Americans and 5 million Floridians will hit the roads this Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n
TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 It\u2019s like any Thanksgiving \u2014\u00a0one person makes the turkey, someone else brings the stuffing and someone handles dessert.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol<\/a>, Florida Department of Transportation and AAA had a pre-holiday huddle of their own, discussing what it will take to keep Florida\u2019s highways<\/a> running smoothly during the busiest travel week of the year.<\/p>\n AAA once again is predicting a record holiday travel season with nearly 82 million Americans expected to travel between Tuesday, Nov. 25 and Monday, Dec. 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n AAA predicts 73 million Americans will hit the road, including close to 5 million in Florida.<\/p>\n \u201cWe’re definitely gearing up for busy roads and a lot of calls,\u201d AAA spokesperson Mark Jenkins said.<\/p>\n FDOT says it\u2019s doing what it can to help alleviate the backup, pausing all construction projects on state roads next Wednesday through Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t want to be the reason that we delay you getting to your family’s destination,\u201d FDOT spokesperson Kris Carson said. \u201cAny available lane that we can feasibly open \u2014 of course, if there’s a trench dug or the roadways dug up, we can’t do that \u2014 but any available lane that we can open, we will, starting next Wednesday.\u201d<\/p>\n