(Radio Iowa) – The last travel weekend of the summer season is before us as Iowans venture off for the Labor Day holiday. State Trooper Paul Gardner, based in Fort Dodge, says the Iowa State Patrol has launched a campaign it’s calling, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.”

He says Labor Day has proven to be a deadly holiday in Iowa in recent years.

State troopers will be monitoring the fans attending the opening weekend college football games in Ames and Iowa City — and they’ll be fanned out along all of the interstates.

Call 5-1-1 before departing on a long trip to get updates on road construction, major accidents and other potential slowdowns, or log on to: 5-1-1-i-a-dot-org.