During this holiday, Thanksgiving travelers will not be delayed by construction on Tennessee roads. TDOT will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways in anticipation of higher traffic volumes across the state. All construction-related lane closures will be stopped beginning at noon on Wednesday, November 27, through 6:00 a.m. on Monday, December 2, …
Beginning Monday, November 25, 2024, at 5:00 am CT, Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will officially open the new S Moore Rd and McBrien Rd bridges over I-24 in Hamilton County more than two months ahead of schedule, providing a major upgrade to the area’s transportation infrastructure. These bridges were reconstructed as part of …
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 …
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
REGION 2 The installation of longitudinal cable barrier on various Interstate Routes: The contractor will have daytime shoulder closures on interstates throughout Region 2 in order to perform cable rail installation and project cleanup. For the foreseeable future, the majority of work will take place in Marion County from MM 162 to the Hamilton Co. line …
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department is reminding drivers that starting Monday, October 14, 2024, Hwy 27 (Suck Creek Mountain) will be reduced to one lane for three weeks as work is being done on much-needed shoulder repairs. This closure will impact the Powells Crossroads side from the bottom of the mountain to the turnback. Please …
MARION COUNTY SR-27 (SUCK CREEK RD) TDOT Maintenance in both directions from LM 18.5 to LM 19: The 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 southbound. The timeline for …
TDOT says its crews have worked nearly 50,000 hours combined to clean up upper East Tennessee following Hurricane Helene’s devastating aftermath. Some road work will take until September 2025 to complete. Watch the video below for more information.
As communities in Northeast Tennessee continue to experience significant impacts from Hurricane Helene, Governor Bill Lee provided another update on the State of Tennessee’s ongoing multi-agency response. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) Actions An expedited Major Disaster Declaration has been granted for Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi, and Washington. Damage assessments remain in …
