Thanksgiving Travel Expected to Hit Four-Year High

More than 800,000 Arizonans will be traveling out of state over the holiday weekend. AAA Arizona says that’s a 4.6% increase over last year. AAA expects a 4% increase in travel nationwide.

Travelers will experience higher prices than last year. Gas is about 20 cents highher per gallon and hotel rooms are nearly $10 more expensive per night. Air fares are up about 20%.

DPS Conducts 'Operation Safe Passage'

The Arizona Department of Public Safety will have high profile enforcement on Arizona’s Interstate highways today (Friday). DPS Officres are stationed every 10 miles to ensure that the Interstates are free of traffic incidents. They are targeting hazardous moving violations including speed, following too close, and unsafe lane usage, as well as impaired driving and occupant restraint violations. Most patrol vehicles will be marked but several unmarked enforcement vehicles will mparticipate. The goal of Operation Safe Passage is to reduce fatal crashes on the busiest travel day of the holiday weekend.