OFFICIALS WITH THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON SOME HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO MAKE TRAVELING IN THE TRI CITIES EASIER. TWO ELECTRONIC BOARDS ARE STATIONED ON INTERSTATE 81 IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE NEAR COLONIAL HEIGHTS AND NORTHBOUND NEAR TRI CITIES CROSSINGS. ACCORDING TO TDOT SPOKESMAN TRAVIS BRICKEY SAYS THE NEW EQUIPMENT WILL AID ANYONE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAYS……
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IN ADDITION TO HELPING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THE SIGNS CAN ALSO BE USED BY EMERGENCY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR SUCH THINGS AS AMBER ALERTS AND OTHER BREAKING NEWS ALARMS. tdot2.mp3