FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 18, 2025
CONTACT: ARRIALE TABSON
Mobile: 615-767-3242
Arriale.Tabson@tn.gov
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE PROMOTES "SAFER ON 11W" CAMPAIGN
State, Local Law Enforcement Increase Traffic Safety Enforcement on Highway 11W on Aug. 29 through Labor Day
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On Friday, Aug. 22, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will join Tennessee Highway Patrol, Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office, Bean Station Police Department, and other traffic safety partners for a press event to announce the upcoming “Safer on 11W” campaign. Highway 11W is a U.S. route spanning 120 miles from Knoxville to Bristol, connecting several East Tennessee communities along the way. During “Safer on 11W,” participating law enforcement agencies will conduct a DUI checkpoint on Highway 11W from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Aug. 29. Increased traffic enforcement will continue on Highway 11W from Aug. 29 through Labor Day, Sept 1. During the press event, speakers will discuss recent crash data and safe driving tips to help keep Tennessee roadways safe.
WHAT: "Safer On 11W" Press Event
WHEN: Friday, August 22, 2025
11 a.m. ET
WHERE: Bean Station Police Department
785 Main Street, Bean Station, TN 37708
SPEAKERS: Armando Fontes – East Tennessee Law Enforcement Liaison, THSO
Major Stacey Heatherly, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Captain Kevin Kimbrough, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Sheriff Ronnie Lawson, Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office
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The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s mission is to serve, secure, and protect the people of Tennessee.
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security advocating for traffic safety. The THSO works in tandem with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to implement statewide programs addressing occupant protection, impaired driving, speed enforcement, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and crash data collection and analysis. Programs administered by the THSO are 100 percent federally funded. The THSO’s mission is to effectively develop, implement, and evaluate these programs. To learn more, please visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.