With the holiday season about to begin, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is sharing tips for optimal travel. Following these tips will ensure safe travel, dispatchers say: Always know your location. Check your tire pressure. Keep your phone charged. Allow extra time to get to your destination. Don’t let your fuel level get too low.
In honor of National Crash Responders Safety Week, Tennessee leaders remind motorists about the ‘Move Over Law.’ Please stay alert for law enforcement and first responders working crashes in and along the roadway. Please slow down and move over. State employees’ safety depends on you.113 Tennessee Highway Patrol and TDOT employees have been killed in …
Interstate 24 just inside the Georgia state line opened back up just after 8 a.m. CT, Thursday after a huge collision. The roadway opened around nine hours after the crash happened, and authorities say it involved a total of 12 vehicles, including six commercial motor vehicles. The crash on Interstate 24 eastbound occurred just before …
On Monday at 2 PM, Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to a semi-truck fire on Interstate 24 at mile-marker 162. The Town Jasper and Jasper Highlands Fire Departments were called for mutual aid. Upon arrival, the tractor was fully engulfed and spread to the trailer. Crews kept the fire from spreading and kept the trailer …
Drivers traveling on I-24 in Hamilton County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will have a temporary impact on traffic. As part of Phase 2 (the second of two projects) to widen and improve the I-75 at I-24 interchange, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) contract crews will reduce I-24 West to two lanes (from …
A vehicle traveling west on Interstate 24 near Kimball crashed over the weekend. The car ran into the containment cables, totaling it. This caused the westbound lanes of I-24 to temporarily close while cleanup and an investigation took place. Authorities reported there were no Injuries. Photo by Mitchel Shell
On Sunday, October 12, 2024, at 2:02 p.m., Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to Eastbound I-24 at Mile marker 163 for a vehicle rupturing its fuel tank. Upon arrival, firemen found a vehicle entangled in the cable guardrail and ruptured its gas tank. Seeing no one was injured, oil drying and fuel cleaning began immediately. The …
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 …
On Monday, August 26th, at 12:30 AM, Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to a brush fire near I-24 Eastbound MM 164. Upon arrival, Firefighters found a small brush fire caused by an unsecured trailer being pulled on the interstate. The fire was quickly extinguished, and no civilians or firemen were injured.
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 …
