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TDOT Roadway Activity Report

March 12, 2020 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article 0 Comments

DISTRICT 29

HAMILTON COUNTY I-75 at I-24 Interchange Reconstruction: Watch for trucks entering and exiting project. Phase 1 traffic shifts have been implemented. Traffic should expect multiple lane shifts traveling through the interchange. Lane closures will occur Sunday nights through Thursdays nights between 9 PM and 6 AM at the following locations: I-75 NB MM 1 and I-24 EB MM 184. Traffic pacing may occur throughout interchange Sunday nights through Thursday nights between 9 PM and 6 AM. Additionally, there may intermittent shoulder closures at various locations for access to the median and roadside areas. The speed limit has been reduced to 45 MPH throughout the interchange.

[C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc./Blevins/DB1801]

HAMILTON COUNTY US-27 (I-124) Widening from I-24/US-27 interchange to north of the Olgiati Bridge over the Tennessee River, including widening the Olgiati Bridge: Work on this project continues with activities occurring on the west side of southbound US-27. Motorists should be alert for construction vehicles entering and leaving the area along the access ramps for east and westbound M. L. King Boulevard. The speed limit for the access ramp is 35 MPH. The southbound ramp from W. Main St. to southbound US-27 has been temporarily closed and will remain so until further notice. Detours are posted. Motorists should pay close attention to the detour signage posted. The speed limit on US-27 in the construction zone remains 45 MPH. Weather permitting; the contractor may implement temporary lane/shoulder closures on weeknights between the hours of 7 PM and 6 AM. At least one lane will remain open in each direction on US-27. RESTRICTIONS: I-124 (US-27) Northbound Exit 1C 4th St Off Ramp: No oversize/over dimensional loads; I-124 (US-27) Southbound Exit 1C 4th St Of Ramp: On oversize/over dimensional loads; I-124 (US-27) Southbound Exit 1B East Martin Luther King Blvd. Off Ramp: No oversized/over dimensional loads; I-124 (US-27) Southbound On Ramps from Martin Luther King Blvd.: No oversized/over dimensional loads.

[Dement Construction Company, LLC/Micka/CNP230]

HAMILTON COUNTY TDOT Bridge Maintenance on SR-2 (LEE HWY.) in both directions from LM 16.95 to LM 16.96:TDOT Bridge Repair will be repairing the joints on the Lee Highway (SR-2) bridge over SR-153 at LM 16.95 on 03/17/20 to 03/18/20 from 9 AM until 3 PM. Traffic control will be in place.

HAMILTON COUNTY Utility Work on SR-317 (BONNY OAKS DR.) in both directions from LM 1 to LM 0.6: Shoulder and single lane closure will occur between Redlands Dr. and Wilson St. Signage, flaggers and cones will be present. Motorists should use caution through the area and be aware of personnel and equipment. 9 am – 3 pm, estimated completion 3/18/20.

HAMILTON COUNTY Utility Work on SR-317 (BONNY OAKS DR.) in both directions from LM 3.2 to LM 2.5: Night time mobile lane closures will occur between Hickory Valley Rd and Holiday Hills Dr. Motorists should reduce speed and be aware of personnel and equipment. 9 pm – 5 am, estimated completion 3/18/20.

HAMILTON COUNTY Utility Work on SR-317 (BONNY OAKS DR.) in both directions from LM 3.8 to LM 4.2: Short term stationary lane closure will occur between Hickory Valley and Bonneyvale Lane. Signage, flaggers and cones will be present. Motorists should use caution through the area and be prepared to expect short delays. 9 am – 3 pm, estimated completion 3/18/20.

HAMILTON COUNTY Cleaning of the McCallie Tunnel on SR-2 (US-64, US-11), the Stringers Ridge Tunnel on SR-8 (US-127), and the Bachman Tubes on SR-8 (US-76, US-41): On Wednesday, 03/18/20 night (8PM – 6AM), the McCallie Tunnel will be cleaned under a flagging operation allowing one way traffic alternatively through the tunnels. Later that night, Stringers Ridge Tunnel will be cleaned using a signed detour. Estimated project completion date is June 2020.

[Diamond Specialized, Inc./Micka/CNT196]

HAMILTON COUNTY SR-317 (Apison Pike) improvement project from SR-321 (Ooltewah-Ringgold Road) to east of Layton Lane: Weather permitting, the contractor will implement road closures at the following location between the hours of 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. to pave, restripe, set barrier rail, and traffic control devices on SR-317 Apison Pike from Fausto’s Power Garage to the Collegedale Public Works Department. Estimated project completion date is June 2025.

[Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc./Osbonlighter/CNT336]

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About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.

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