(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Troopers will conduct enforcement efforts to curb DUIs through the Labor day weekend. Alaska State Troopers will mostly be out on the roads enforcing traffic laws and responding to calls for service. Meanwhile, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers will focus on contacting people out hunting or fishing.

Regardless of what traveler’s ultimate plans are for leading up to the Labor Day celebration, Troopers encourage travelers to always practice safe driving behaviors on the roads while traveling to and from their destination.

The Alaska Bureau of Highway Patrol will be conducting overtime patrols to keep traffic moving safely up and down the highways. Troopers will be looking for aggressive, distracted and impaired driving. The enhanced enforcement starts August 17 and runs through September 3.

Troopers encourage people to make safety their number one priority. Driving with headlights on at all times is an effective way to ensure being seen. Headlight use is required when within safety corridors or where posted. Motorists should move over for emergency vehicles during traffic stops and pull over to allow vehicles to pass when five or more are behind them while driving under the posted speed limit.

And as always, Troopers also encourage everyone to Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately by calling 9-1-1.