Tuesday morning’s commute was busy, especially for those who travel I-24 Eastbound from Marion County into Chattanooga. An early morning crash on I-24 East at mile marker 3 (just past the I-59 junction) caused several resulting pileups that left traffic bumper-to-bumper from the Wildwood exit back to Nickajack Lake in Marion County. The Dade County …
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Hazmat event on I-24 snarls traffic late Wednesday afternoon
Local crews responded to a hazmat situation involving a semi truck on I-24 late Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews from the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department and other emergency agencies responded to the incident which involved a hazardous waste spill on I-24 Westbound near mile marker 159 (approaching exit 158 / TVA Road). The interstate was down …
Roadway Changes for Dunlap on Halloween
To help with the heavy amounts of traffic on Hill Circle in Dunlap, The City of Dunlap Police will be making temporary roadway changes this Halloween. During the heaviest times of trick or treating, 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Hill Circle will be one-way traffic only. Motorists are asked to enter Hill Circle from Fredonia …
SPHS Homecoming Parade planned for Friday afternoon
The South Pittsburg High School Homecoming Parade will take place on Friday, September 15 at 2:00 PM CDT. The Pirates will be hosting the Lookout Valley Yellowjackets at home in Beene Stadium with kick-off at 7:00 PM CDT. According to SPHS, the parade route will begin at the high school at 7th and Elm and …
TDOT begins concrete repair on I-24 this weekend
As if your commute into and out of Chattanooga from the valley isn’t headache enough most days, the next phase of TDOT’s I-75/24 expansion project will begin this weekend with more road work that will likely snarl traffic for the next 16 weekends, officials say. The agency has announced that starting this Friday, July 28th, …