Crews and contractors for the Tennessee Department of Transportation still have a full list of road work for the upcoming week.
Here’s a list of the projects you may encounter during your drives:
HAMILTON COUNTY I-75 at I-24 Interchange Reconstruction Phase 2: Nightly Lane closures will occur on this project, 9 PM to 6 AM, on I-75 North and South between Exit 1 (East Ridge) and Exit 3A (East Brainerd Road/ SR-320) and on I-24 East and West from Germantown Road to Spring Creek Road, MM182 to MM185, for various construction activities. Uniformed police officers will be present in these work zones to assist with traffic management and to enforce traffic laws. It may also be necessary to do short duration (15 to 30 minutes) rolling roadblocks during the day or night for patching potholes, clearing debris or to repair guardrail, attenuators, etc. The left lane on North and South Terrace between Belvoir Avenue and Spring Creek Road will be closed for installation of drainage structures, retaining and noise wall construction. Intermittent daytime non-rush hour lane closures may also be necessary throughout the period on South Terrace and North Terrace to work on utilities, street lighting, and various other construction items. All work is weather permitting. Moore Road and McBrien Road bridges over I 24 are closed as well as the entrance and exit ramps to I-24 between Belvoir Avenue and Moore Road. A continuous flow detour using Belvoir Avenue and Spring Creek Road is in place for local traffic. RESTRICTIONS: Moore Road and McBrien Road over I-24 closed. I-24 Ramps between Belvoir and Moore Road closed.
HAMILTON COUNTY SR-2 (BRAINERD RD.) Utility Work both directions from LM 14.91 to LM 15.27: Shoulder and lane closures on SR-2 (Brainerd Road). They will be closing the 2 westbound lanes and shifting traffic into the center turn lane between East Brainerd Road / SR-320 and Greenway View Drive. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage, and barrels/cones will be present, 9 pm to 4am, 10/17/24 through 10/23/24. TAWC emergency repair. Mill & pave Thursday 8 pm through midnight.
HAMILTON COUNTY SR-2 (LEE HWY.) Utility Work both directions from LM 0 to LM 0.74: Flagging operations on Lee Hwy (0E479) from near the entryway for McKay’s to the end of Lee Hwy at General Shale Brick & Building Materials. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage, flaggers, and barrels/cones will be present, 10/22/24 through 10/23/24 from 9 am – 2 pm, with rain dates of 10/28/24 through 10/29/24.
HAMILTON COUNTY SR-319 (HIXSON PK.) Utility Work northbound at LM 10.68: Shoulder and lane closure on SR-319 (Hixson Pike) between Port Drive and Crabtree Road. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage, and barrels/cones will be present, 10/17/24 through 10/23/24 from 9 am – 2 pm.
HAMILTON COUNTY SR-321 (OOLTEWAH-RINGGOLD RD.) Utility Work northbound from LM 5.85 to LM 6.02: Shoulder and lane closure on SR-321 (Ooltewah-Ringgold Road) between Wolftever Creek Elementary and Titus Lane. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage, and barrels/cones will be present, 10/21/24 through 10/23/24 from 9 am – 2 pm.
HAMILTON COUNTY SR-8 (W. MAIN ST.) Utility Work both directions from LM 8.09 to LM 8.32: Nighttime road closure and detour on W. Main St between Market St and Broad St. Signage for detour route and barricades will be present. Detour will reroute traffic to 20th St beginning 09/04/24 to 10/31/24 from 10 pm to 4 am.
HAMILTON COUNTY I-124 (US-27) from I-24 Interchange to South of the Tennessee River Bridge: Daily lane closures are possible between 9 AM and 3:30 PM as the contractor work along the ramps and 4th Street. Motorists are advised to reduce speed in the work zone and watch for flaggers assisting with traffic control
HAMILTON COUNTY I-75 at the Hamilton Place Mall interchange: The SR-153 southbound ramp to I-75 northbound has been reduced to one lane. Traffic shifts have been implemented on I-75 northbound, Shallowford Road entrance ramps, and Shallowford Road exit ramps. The speed limit has been reduced on I-75 throughout the project limits. Nightly lane closures are permitted 8 PM to 6 AM. Motorists should use caution, paying attention to construction signage and watching for construction vehicles and personnel.
HAMILTON COUNTY Resurfacing on SR-29 (US-27) from south of Old Dayton Pike (LM 25.7) to north of Coulterville Road (LM 28.3): The contractor has completed resurfacing and will begin working on final cleanup. Intermittent lane closures maybe required to complete. Construction signs will remain until all work has been completed.
HAMILTON COUNTY SR-29 (US-27) resurfacing from Morrison Springs Road (LM 6.1) to SR-153 (LM 11.6): Work is complete. Waiting on contractor to remove signs.
HAMILTON COUNTY SR-317 (Apison Pike) improvement project from SR-321 (Ooltewah-Ringgold Road) to east of Layton Lane: Lane closures and flagging operations will be required on SR-317, Apison Pike, for bridge and grading work. The flagging operations will be performed on 10/17/24, 10/18/24, 10/21/24, 10/22/24, and 10/23/24 from 7 AM to 1 PM and 3 PM to 7 PM. Closures will last about 2 hours per location. The contractor will have intermittent flagging operations during daytime non-peak hours for bridge work, delivery of materials and equipment.
HAMILTON COUNTY SR-319 (Hixon Pike) miscellaneous safety improvements from Boy Scout Road (LM 8.5) to Thrasher Pike (LM 9.5): The contractor will be retrofitting curb ramps throughout the project limits. Daily right lane closures between 8 AM and 5 PM will be utilized to accomplish this work. Motorists should use caution as workers will be present.
HAMILTON COUNTY SR-58 resurfacing from SR-153 (LM 4.6) to near Eller Road (LM 6.5): Resurfacing operations have been completed. The contractor will begin working on final cleanup. Intermittent lane closures maybe required to complete this work. Construction signs will remain until all work is complete.
HAMILTON COUNTY SR-8 (US-127) construction near Palisades Road (LM 15.2) to near Sunset Drive (LM 15.4): The contractor completed the slope remediation work. Minor road repairs are required, and signs will remain until this work is completed.
HAMILTON COUNTY SR-8 (US-41, US-76) Bachman Tubes cleaning: On Thursday of this reporting period from 8 PM – 6 AM, the tunnel will be closed for cleaning. There will be signs directing traffic to go for the detour around the closure.
BLEDSOE COUNTY SR-285 resurfacing from the Van Buren County Line (0.0) to SR-101 (3.2): The contractor will be working on SR-285 from the Van Buren County Line (LM 0.00) to SR-101 (LM 3.15) to resurface and install safety devices. This work will require single lane closures controlled by flaggers. Please use caution when driving through the work zone.
BLEDSOE COUNTY SR-30 and SR-443, the grading, drainage, stream relocation, widening, and resurfacing on Summer City Road: The contractor will be performing grade work and widening on Summer City Road in Bledsoe County. This work will narrow the lanes at LM 2.0 and LM 4.3 and will leave both lanes open to traffic. Please slow down and use caution when driving through the work zone.
BLEDSOE COUNTY SR-301 resurfacing from SR-285 (0) to south of CC Road (0.9): The contractor will be resurfacing SR-301 from SR-285 (LM 0.00) to South of the CC Road (LM 0.90). This work will require single lane closures controlled by flaggers. Please use caution when driving through the work zone.
BRADLEY COUNTY I-75 at Paul Huff Parkway Interchange modifications: During this reporting period, the contractor will continue work on new traffic signals. Intermittent flagging operations and temporary lane closures may be necessary. Motorists are advised to reduce speed and use caution in the work zone.
BRADLEY COUNTY I-75 resurfacing from south of MM 18.6 (LM 3) to north of Exit 20 (LM 5.4): During this reporting period, the contractor will be working on punch list items. Nightly lane closures will occur as needed between the hours of 7:00 PM until 6:00 AM. Intermittent closures of Exit 20 will be required periodically for the duration of the project. Motorists are advised to reduce speed and use caution in the work zone.
BRADLEY COUNTY SR-60 widening from the 4-lane north of I-75 (LM 17.2) to SR-306 (LM19.9): During this reporting period, the contractor will continue grading work and install new curb & gutter. Intermittent flagging operations will take place throughout the project during various work activities. The speed limit in the work zone has been reduced to 35 mph. Motorists are advised to use caution in the work zone and watch for flaggers assisting with traffic control.
BRADLEY COUNTY SR-312 (HARRISON PK.) Utility Work both directions from LM 7.67 to LM 7.55: Flagger assisted westbound lane closure between Conner Rd and 700’ west of Westside Dr NW. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Flaggers, trucks, signage, and barrels/cones will be present, 09/16/24 to 10/24/24 between from 9 am – 2 pm.
BRADLEY COUNTY SR-311 resurfacing from SR-60 (LM 5) to SR-74 (LM 6.1): During this reporting period, the contractor will continue resurfacing work in the area. Intermittent flagging operations may be necessary around the work area. Motorists are advised to reduce speed and use caution in the work zone.
BRADLEY COUNTY SR-40 (US-64) resurfacing from SR-2 (US-11, US-64, LM 0.0) to near McKamy Street (LM 1.2): During this reporting period, the contractor is scheduled to continue resurfacing work on SR-40. The contractor is closing SR-40 Westbound right lane from Bates Street to Edwards Street for the construction of a concrete island. This temporary closure will remain in place until the resurfacing is completed on SR-40 and permanent marking is in place for the new alignment.
BRADLEY COUNTY SR-74 resurfacing from SR-311 (LM 12.7) to SR-40 (US-64, LM 13.9): During this reporting period, the contractor will continue resurfacing work in the area. Intermittent flagging operations may be necessary around the work area. Motorists are advised to reduce speed and use caution in the work zone.
BRADLEY COUNTY SR-74 to north of Inman Street (13.9) to north of SR-60 (15.5): During this reporting period, the contractor will complete storm drainage adjustments on SR-74. Nightly closures will occur as needed between the hours of 8:00 PM until 6:00 AM. Motorists are advised to reduce speed and use caution in the work zone.
BRADLEY, HAMILTON, MCMINN, MEIGS, RHEA, AND POLK COUNTY The releasing of snow-plowable pavement markers on various Interstate and State Routes in District 29: Nightly mobile operation to replace the lane line reflectors on interstates and state routes. Work will begin at 8PM and be completed by 6AM each night. Motorists are advised to reduce speed in the work zone and watch for flaggers assisting with traffic control.
COFFEE COUNTY I-24 (MM 105) construction of an overpass carrying SR-2 (US-41): Phase 1 of I-24 bridge replacement at Exit 105 will continue this week. SR-2 will be reduced to one lane utilizing traffic signal system. The temporary traffic signal will remain in effect until 10/16/25. There will be alternating lane closures on I-24 near MM 105 for bridge construction work from 10/22/24 thru 10/25/24 from 7 PM to 6 AM. One lane in each direction will be maintained at all times.
COFFEE COUNTY SR-55 construction from First Avenue (LM 2.0) to SR-16 (US-41A, N. Jackson St, LM 2.6) in Tullahoma: Phase 1 of roadway widening and bridge replacement on SR-55 (Wilson Ave.) will continue this week. Contractor may use temporary lane shifts to complete utility work. Phase 1 traffic shift has reduced lanes from 3 to 2 across the bridge over Rock Creek to start bridge replacement work.
COFFEE COUNTY SR-55 repair of the bridge over the Little Duck River (LM 14.0): Lanes are reduced to one lane in each direction across the SR-55 bridge over the Little Duck River for bridge repair work. This lane reduction will be in place until work is complete on 7/31/25.
FRANKLIN COUNTY Old Decherd Road over Wagner Creek (LM 0.3) construction of a bridge: Old Decherd Road is closed at Wagner Creek for bridge replacement. A signed detour is in place. The road closure will be in place for the duration of the project through June 30th, 2025. RESTRICTIONS: Old Decherd Road at Wagner Creek is closed.
FRANKLIN COUNTY SR-50 (US-64) repair of the bridges over Old Alto Highway (LM 16.9): Starting 09/18, lanes will be reduced on US-64/SR-50 to one lane in each direction for bridge repair work. The lane reduction will be in effect until project completion on 05/31/2025.
MARION COUNTY I-24 Utility Work westbound from MM 134.3 to MM 135: Shoulder closure on I-24 between MM 134 (Monteagle Sewanee Exit) and MM 135 (Monteagle Tracy City). Motorists should reduce speed and use caution while driving through the area. Trucks, signage, and barrels/cones will be present, 10/15/24 through 10/23/24 from 9 am – 4 pm.
MARION COUNTY SR-27 (SUCK CREEK RD) TDOT Maintenance both directions from LM 18.5 to LM 19: Road will be down to one lane due to shoulder failure. Repairs will start after Traffic Control is set-up. Red lights will be in place on 10/14/2024. Traffic will be impacted North and South Bound. Timeline for competition is three weeks.
MARION COUNTY SR-108 resurfacing from SR-28 (LM 0) to Grundy County Line (LM 11): The contractor will be resurfacing SR-108 from SR-28 (LM 0.00) to the Grundy County Line (LM 11.01). There will be intermittent lane closures controlled by flaggers. Please use caution when driving through the work zone.
MCMINN COUNTY SR-163 resurfacing from I-75 (LM 0.0) to near SR-2 (LM 2.4): During this reporting period, the contractor is scheduled to begin resurfacing on SR-163. Intermittent flagging operations may be necessary. Motorists are advised to use caution in the work zone and watch for flaggers assisting with traffic control.
MCMINN COUNTY SR-309 resurfacing from SR-2 (LM 0) to Near I-75 (LM 2.25): During this reporting period, the contractor is scheduled to complete asphalt paving on SR-309 and begin permanent pavement markings. Flagging operations will be necessary during work. Motorists are advised to use caution in the work zone and watch for flaggers assisting with traffic control.
MCMINN COUNTY SR-39 construction of a bridge over Middle Creek (LM 13.4): During this reporting period, the Northbound and Southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane and controlled by traffic signals. County road 567 will be closed to traffic (LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY) and detoured to SR039. This closure is necessary to perform the bridge replacement. The lane restriction will remain in place until the bridge replacement is completed.
MEIGS COUNTY SR-60 construction of a small drainage structure (L.M. 1.6): The culvert replacement has been completed and the long-term lane closure has been removed. Motorists should still use caution as the contractor completes cleanup, intermittent flagging operations are possible.
MEIGS COUNTY W. Memorial Drive, Bridge over Decatur Branch, LM 0.37 in Decatur: During this reporting period, the bridge over Decatur Branch on W Memorial Dr. will be closed to all traffic. This closure is necessary to perform the Box Bridge Replacement. Detour routes are posted with signs. This closure will remain in place until the Box Bridge Replacement and associated work is completed. RESTRICTIONS: Box bridge on W Memorial Drive over Decatur Branch is closed for replacement.
POLK COUNTY SR-68 construction of bridge over Brush Creek (LM 16.4): During this update period, the contractor will continue grading and bridge construction on the East side of SR-68. A temporary traffic signal system is active on SR-68 near LM 16.4. The northbound lane of SR-68 will be closed in the area controlled by the temporary traffic signal system. Motorists are advised to reduce speed and use caution in the work zone.
RHEA COUNTY SR-29 (US-27) resurfacing from north of Payne Lane (LM 11) to near Bradley Street (L.M. 14.6): The contractor has finished the resurfacing work and has some minor cleanup. Intermittent temporary lane closures are possible to complete the work.
VANBUREN COUNTY SR-30 Miscellaneous Safety Improvements: The contractor will have intermittent lane and shoulder closures for sign installations, guardrail work, and pavement markings. Motorists should expect delays. Flagging operations will be in place.
VANBUREN COUNTY SR-53 Miscellaneous Safety Improvements: The contractor will have intermittent lane and shoulder closures for sign installations, guardrail work, and pavement markings. Motorists should expect delays.
