By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Fourth of July will bring several travelers out for their holiday plans and the Missouri Highway Patrol says to be careful.
Seargent Shane Hux with Troop H says as you hit the road, be sure to plan ahead with increased traffic and more construction happening.
"Look for slower moving vehicles, whether that be pickups pulling campers, boats that are going to be out there being pulled by pickups," Hux tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "So just allow (time), there's going to be some congestion out there in areas due to the construction, there's going to be traffic crashes so there's going to be lane blockages, things like that."
While traveling for the Fourth of July, the Missouri Highway Patrol advises to be aware of extra distractions on the roads.
Hux says if you see fireworks as you're traveling you want to watch, be sure to pull off the road.
"We never recommend just stopping on the shoulder of the interstate or two-lane highway to get out and look at these," Hux explains. "Find a safe location where you can get out and enjoy those."
And Hux also says to be sure as you're traveling, to never fire any fireworks out of a vehicle, or out of a boat if you're on the water
"Make sure you're in a designated area, make sure children are supervised when they are shooting these fireworks, and by all means do not discharge those from a motor vehicle when you're going up and down the highway," Hux says.
The highway patrol will be out in full force starting at 6pm tonight through Sunday just before midnight.