Weekly East Tennessee Construction Report for May 17- 23, 2018
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Weekly East Tennessee Construction Report for May 17- 23, 2018 Thursday, May 17, 2018 | 06:48am BLOUNT COUNTY, SR 35 Hall Road near Associates Blvd.: Motorists should be alert for possible temporary lane closures daily between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. as crews perform road work through this local interstate connector construction project. Motorists should be alert for workers present, expect potential delays and use caution through this area. BLOUNT COUNTY, SR 73 between Morganton Square Drive and Simmons Street: On Monday, May 21, 2018 through Friday, May 25, 2018, motorists should be alert for daily lane closures between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. as crews perform utility work in this area. Motorists should be alert for workers present, expect potential delays, and use caution through this area. CAMPBELL COUNTY, I-75 North and South between Mile Markers 135 and 142: Motorists should be alert for possible temporary lane closures between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning through this project. Motorists should be alert for lane shifts, narrowed lanes, closed shoulders and use caution as crews construct truck climbing lanes through this area. Motorists should be alert for slowed or stopped traffic, expect potential delays and use extreme caution through this area. CAMPBELL COUNTY, SR 297 near East Paul Lane: SR 297 is reduced to one lane controlled by a temporary traffic signal through this bridge repair project. This reduction will remain in place around the clock. Motorists should be alert for this new condition, be prepared to stop, and use extreme in this area. CARTER COUNTY, US 321/SR 67 between Washington County Line and SR 359: Motorists should be alert for possible lane closures between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning through this resurfacing and safety project. Motorists should be alert for workers present and use extreme caution through this area. This project is estimated to be complete on or before July 31, 2018. CARTER COUNTY, SR 143 near Log Mile 5.2: SR 143 near Log Mile 5.2 is reduced to one lane controlled by a temporary traffic signal as crews continue work through this project. Motorists should be alert for changed conditions, be prepared to stop and use extreme caution in this area. CLAIBORNE COUNTY, US 25/SR 32 between Powell River Bridge and SR 63: Motorists should be alert for possible lane closures between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning as crews perform roadway resurfacing. Motorists should be alert for workers present and use caution through this area. CLAIBORNE COUNTY, SR 63 between Campbell County Line and Dunn Hill Road: Motorists should be alert for possible daily lane closures between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. as crews perform roadway resurfacing. Motorists should be alert for workers present and use caution through this area. COCKE COUNTY, I-40 East and West between Mile Markers 435 (SR 32) and 443 (Foothills Pkwy.): Motorists traveling on I-40 in Cocke County should be aware of bridge repairs that will affect traffic between Newport and the North Carolina State Line. Bridge repairs will occur on the section of Interstate 40 between east of Exit 435 (SR 32) and Exit 443 (Foothills Parkway). The bridges to be repaired will include eastbound and westbound bridges over Golf Course Road (L.M. 7.17); Pigeon River (L.M. 9.76); S.R. 73 (L.M. 10.55); Hartford Road (L.M. 12.97) and Pigeon River (L.M. 13.10). I-40 East and West near Mile Marker 443 is reduced to one lane around the clock as bridge repairs are underway. This necessary work will take place daily, with continuous work at the given locations until work is complete. Lane reductions will only be in place at the bridge site under repair and will not extend throughout the entire eight mile project limits simultaneously. Once repairs are completed at one bridge site, crews will move to the next site and perform continuous around the clock repairs at that location until complete. Once bridge repairs are completed, the resurfacing will begin and motorists will encounter lane closures nightly on Sundays through Thursdays between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning. This project is estimated to be complete on or before August 31, 2018. Motorists should be alert for workers present, expect delays and use extreme caution through this area. COCKE COUNTY, US 25/SR 9 East Broadway Street between US 321 Cosby Highway and Belton Avenue: Motorists in the downtown Newport area should be alert for temporary road closures with detours as crews perform utility replacements through this area. During the initial phase of work, short sections of East Broadway Street will be closed and traffic detoured around. Truck traffic from I-40 wishing to access this area should use Exit 440 during this time. Motorists should be alert for changed conditions and follow signed detours. Motorists should be alert for workers present, lane closures and lane shifts, and use extreme caution through this area. This Newport Utilities project is estimated to be complete by October 2018. GREENE COUNTY, US 11/SR 34 between Chuckey Highway and the Washington County Line: Motorists should be alert for temporary daily lane closures between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. through this resurfacing project. Motorists should be alert for workers present and use caution through this area. GREENE COUNTY, SR 70 between Rollins Chapel Road and Allen Bridge Road: Motorists should be alert for possible lane closures during daylight hours through this resurfacing project. Motorists should be alert for workers present and use extreme caution through this area. This project is estimated to be complete on or before July 31, 2018. GREENE COUNTY, SR 107 between SR 34 and the Washington County Line: Motorists should be alert for possible lane closures during daylight hours through this resurfacing project. Motorists should be alert for workers present and use extreme caution through this area. This project is estimated to be complete on or before July 31, 2018. HAMBLEN COUNTY, US 25E/SR 32 Bridge over the Holston River: The US 25E/ SR 32 Bridge over the Holston River is reduced to one lane in each direction around the clock as crews perform bridge repairs. Motorists should be alert for workers present and expect delays and use extreme caution through this area. This project is estimated to be completed on or before June 30, 2018. HAMBLEN COUNTY, SR 160 at Merchants Greene: Motorists should be alert for possible temporary lane closures daily between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. near this intersection Motorists should be alert for changing conditions and use extreme caution in this area intersection. Motorists should be alert for changing conditions and use extreme caution in this area. HAMBLEN COUNTY, SR 474 between SR 160 and Veteran’s Parkway: Motorists should be alert for possible lane closures and lane shifts through this construction project. Motorists should be alert for new traffic patterns; workers present and use extreme caution through this area. HAWKINS COUNTY, SR 70 between Cave Springs Road and Mountain Valley Road: SR 70 is closed to traffic in this area as crews perform work on this slide repair project. The detours in place for this closure are as follows: From SR 70 in Rogersville: Take SR 1 (US 11W) South to SR 31 North in Moo resburg, to SR 33 North back to SR 70. From SR 70 in Kyles Ford: Take SR 33 South to SR 31 South in Sneedville, to SR 1 (US 11W) North in Mooresburg back to SR 70 North in Rogersville.. Motorists should use caution, adjust travel times and expect potential delays. This closure is estimated to remain in place around the clock through May 21, 2018. JEFFERSON COUNTY, I-40 East and West between Mile Markers 415 and 421: Motorists should be alert for possible lane closures nightly on Sundays through Thursdays between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning through this resurfacing project. This project is estimated to be complete on or before August 31, 2018. Motorists should be alert for workers present, expect delays and use extreme caution through this area. JEFFERSON COUNTY, I-81 North and South between Mile Markers 3 and 5: Motorists should be alert for possible lane closures nightly on Sundays through Thursdays between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning as crews perform work through this bridge repair project. Motorists should be alert for workers present, expect possible delays, and use extreme caution through this area. JEFFERSON COUNTY, SR 92 Bridge across French Broad River in Dandridge: Motorists should be alert for possible temporary lane closures with flag persons directing traffic in this area at various times through this bridge construction project. Motorists should be alert for workers present, expect potential delays and use extreme caution through this area. For project information, go to https://www.tn.gov/tdot/projects/projects-region-1/sr-92-bridge-replacement.html JEFFERSON COUNTY, SR 341 between I-81 and SR 66: Motorists should be alert for workers present, changing traffic patterns and use extreme caution in this area. KNOX COUNTY, I-40 East and West between West Hills (MM 380) and I-640 (MM 385): Motorists should be alert for possible lane closures nightly Sundays through Thursdays between the hours 7 p.m.