Weekly East Tennessee Construction Report for March 15-21, 2018
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Weekly East Tennessee Construction Report for March 15-21, 2018 Thursday, March 15, 2018 | 01:47pm BLOUNT COUNTY, SR 35 Hall Road n e ar 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 delaysand use caution through this area. BLOUNT COUNTY, US 129/SR 115 Alcoa Highway between Starlite Road and Tyson Blvd.: On Wednesday. March 21, 2018 and Thursday, March 22, 2018, motorists should be alert for possible temporary lane closures between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. the following morning as crews perform test borings. Motorists should be alert for workers present and use extreme caution through this area. BLOUNT COUNTY, SR 162 Pellissippi Parkway between US 129 and SR 33: On Wednesday. March 21, 2018 and Thursday, March 22, 2018, motorists should be alert for possible temporary lane closures between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. the following morning as crews perform test borings. Motorists should be alert for workers present and use extreme 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. 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 440 is reduced to one lane around the clock as bridge repairs are underway. A wide load detour is in place through this area. Wide loads should follow signed detour route. 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. 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. 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. JEFFERSON COUNTY, I-40 East between Mile Markers 409 and 412: On Monday, March 19, 2018 and Tuesday, March 20, 2018 motorists should be alert for possible 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, slowed or stopped traffic, and use extreme caution through this area. JEFFERSON COUNTY, I-40 East and West between Mile Markers 415 and 421: Beginning Monday, March 19, 2018, motorists should be alert for lane closures and lane shifts in place around the clock as crews perform bridge repairs through this area. Lane reductions will only be in place at the bridge site under repair and will not extend throughout the entire six 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. JEFFERSON COUNTY, I-40 West at the I-81 North Interchange (Exit 421): Motorists should be alert for new lane designations in this area. During this repair project, the right lane approaching the interchange will be designated for I-81 northbound traffic only. The left lane will be for I-40 West traffic. Motorists continuing on I-40 West must use the left lane. Wide loads in excess of 14 feet in width traveling I-40 West through this area will need to follow the wide load detour of I-81 North to Exit 4 then follow I-81 South back to I-40 West. No loads wider than 14 feet in width will be permitted across the bridge under repairs. Motorists should be alert for workers present, expect possible delays and use extreme caution through this area. JEFFERSON COUNTY, I-40 East at the I-81 North Interchange (Exit 421): Motorists should be alert for temporary lane closures nightly in this area between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning as crews perform overhead bridge work. Motorists should expect potential delays and use extreme caution through this interchange. 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 Bridge over Wesley Road near Mile Marker 382: Weather permitting, beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 16, 2018 through 6a.m. on Monday, March 19, 2018, I-40 East and West will be reduced to two lanes near Mile Marker 382 (I-40 Bridge over Wesley Road) as crews perform bridge repairs in this area. Crews will be working around the clock to complete the next phase of these scheduled repairs. Motorists should expect potential long delays, adjust travel times, and seek alternate routes. Motorists should be alert as workers will be present and there will likely be slowed or stopped conditions. Motorists should use extreme caution through this area. KNOX COUNTY, I-40 West near I-275 (MM 387): Motorists should be alert for brief rolling roadblocks and possible lane closures nightly Sundays through Thursday between the hours 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning through this overhead sign replacement project. Motorists should be alert for closed shoulders through this project. Motorists should be alert for workers present, slowed traffic, and use extreme caution through this area. KNOX COUNTY, I-40 West Ramp to Watt Road (Exit 369): Through Monday, March 19, 2018, motorists should be alert for possible lane closures and lane shifts on this exit ramp as crews perform concrete repairs. Motorists should be alert for workers present and use extreme caution in this area. KNOX COUNTY, I-640 West between Mile Markers 7.5 and 5: Motorists should be alert for lane shifts, closed shoulders, reduced speeds and use extreme caution through this construction project. KNOX COUNTY, US 129/SR 115 Alcoa Highway between Maloney Road and Woodson Drive: Motorists should be alert for possible temporary lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning as crews perform work through this project.