ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida’s roads and skies are about to get busy as the Thanksgiving holiday travel season approaches.
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The Florida Department of Transportation says the days before and after Thanksgiving are the busiest travel week of the year.
AAA is predicting a record 4.5 million Floridians are expected to travel 50 miles or more.
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Officials say safety needs to be the top focus for drivers on the roads.
Channel 9 is giving an inside look at FDOT’s operations and how it’s working to keep things moving through the holidays.
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