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NASHVILLE - The annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival next week will balloon the population of Manchester in Coffee County by more than 80,000 people.
The festival, which is held on a former 70-acre farm, begins Thursday and runs through Sunday. Opening day will present the heaviest flow of traffic, especially on Interstate 24. All festival gates open at 6 a.m. CDT on Thursday.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol's main goal is to keep I-24 accident free and traffic flowing, according to THP Col. Mike Walker. Nearly 100 troopers will be working around the clock.
The traffic plan, developed by the THP, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Manchester Police Department and Coffee County Sheriff's Department and released today, calls for enforcement on the ground and in the air.
Details of the plan include:
--Exit 111 (SR 55) will be used as the main festival exit. Exits 97, 105, 112 (temporary exit on westbound side only), 117 and 127 are alternate exits if congestion occurs on the interstate.
--TDOT maintenance units will be posted throughout the festival region, and maintenance personnel will be on call all weekend.
--TDOT will provide variable message signs to warn drivers of delays.
--There will be no construction-related lane closures on I-24 near the festival area between 3 p.m. June 11 and June 16.
--Median crossovers will be guarded to prevent motorists from parking in the crossovers and blocking emergency vehicles.
--Festival traffic will be kept in the right lane and/or on the shoulder of the interstate, allowing through traffic to utilize the left travel lane unimpeded.
--Emergency vehicles will use county roads that will be kept at low volume.
--Temporary communications towers are in place to improve emergency communications.
--During the festival motorists should call 511 from any mobile or land line phone for traffic updates or visit the TDOT Web site at www.tn.gov/tdot to find information on alternate routes.
HELP units from TDOT's Chattanooga office also will be in the festival area to assist with traffic management during peak traffic times and to aid any motorists who require assistance.
During Bonnaroo 2007, troopers logged more 7,300 man-hours, worked 25 traffic crashes (seven with injury, and 18 property-damage crashes), and wrote 359 citations and 64 warnings.
Here is a breakdown of the THP-issued citations during last year's festival:
--8 child passenger restraint violations
--37 safety belt violations
--23 driver license law violations
--4 revoked/suspended driver licenses
--19 registration violations
--47 misdemeanor drug violations
--4 open container law violations
--1 other unspecified felony
--61 other non-moving violations
--104 speed violations
--6 DUIs
--2 reckless driving
--7 disregarding signal/sign controls
--29 other moving violations
More details as they develop online and in Saturday's News Sentinel.
Dude, I seriously can't concentrate on anything but bonnaroo right now. . .It's to the point where I'm poking myself in the eye with foreign objects. . . I think I just need to be sedated until Tuesday. . . . Dystopian Dream
^^Those only include highway violations. From what I can tell it does not include anything that happened on the farm... only on the way in or out
Ah, that makes sense. Out of 80,000 people, that would have been akin to the rate of naughtiness arrests made at a Star Trek convention. The on-farm numbers would be interesting to see, especially the circumstances under which they occurred.
On the other note, who doesn't wear their seat belts nowadays?!? Does anyone still believe they're optional?
On the other note, who doesn't wear their seat belts nowadays?!? Does anyone still believe they're optional?
Optional in GA in pickup's. IN & GA are the only states left that do not require seat belt usage in pickup's. I use mine all the time in my car but not in the truck. I know, why...
Post by billclinton on Jun 7, 2008 13:48:19 GMT -5
I need to get in the habit of wearing mine all the time before I drive down there and decide tot ake it off and get a ticket. Also be careful on the interstates around Nashville, they have random speed changes down to 55 and 60 from 70mph zones and many times undercover police pace up and down through there writing tickets.
On the other note, who doesn't wear their seat belts nowadays?!? Does anyone still believe they're optional?
Optional in GA in pickup's. IN & GA are the only states left that do not require seat belt usage in pickup's. I use mine all the time in my car but not in the truck. I know, why...
Right on----I'm sure you've had more than a few people lecture you about why you should wear one! No lectures here. Although I wouldn't want to be a passenger in your truck in a t-bone collision; my sister and I got in one, and even though we were both wearing seatbelts, she still flew over in the seat towards me (old bench-seat hoopty) and we moderately knocked heads. I can't imagine being crushed by a big dude flying into me in an accident! <splat!>
How is the fuzz on the farm. My main concern is with corn use. Do they go around busting people who are minding there own business at their campsites. Also would i get in trouble for having a little corn while at a show. Thanks for everyones help
corn is not exactly frowned down upon on the farm, especially those minding their own.
When you're roaming about Centeroo during the day, you will spot plenty of great places "off to the side" to ingest your corn.
At the shows, you will be fine, just use judgment of course (ie. if you're riding the rail watch out for the big guys in yellow).
Most camp sites, you'll be fine, but don't let your guard down. Last year while i was at a good friend's site close to Centeroo, some "security" guys came right up to us while we were minding our own, gave us plenty of the business, and then took a LOT of party favors, made us empty our pockets - very threating and buzz killing.
Also be careful on the interstates around Nashville, they have random speed changes down to 55 and 60 from 70mph zones and many times undercover police pace up and down through there writing tickets.
