Weekly Road Construction Report

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Here is the weekly road construction report for Hamilton County:

US-27 from I-24 to the Olgiati Bridge: Geotechnical crews from PSI will be in the area performing core drilling for a future TDOT project. There will be no lane closures as a result of this activity, but there may be occasional shoulder closures during nighttime hours. Please be alert for workers and equipment near the roadway.

I-75 widening project from 1.1 miles south of Lee Highway (SR-2, US-11) to 1.2 miles north of Lee Highway (SR-2, SR-11): The contractor will only need a lane closure on I-75 during this period if there is an emergency situation which requires maintenance of items. If a lane closure is required, one lane of traffic will remain open at all times.

The contractor will have lane closures on Hill Top Road, Hunter Road, Snow Hill Road, Mountain View Road, Lee Highway, and Old Lee Highway from 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. to construct new roadway and accommodate bridge construction. However, the contractor must move off the roadway from 2:30-3 p.m. each day during the shift change at Miller Industries. One lane will remain open at all times.

Estimated completion date is December 2010.

US-41 signal installation at intersection of Ringgold Road and Camp Jordan Parkway: (Recovery Act Project) This project is complete pending the addressing of punchlist items.

Construction of concrete bulb-tee beam bridge on US-11 (SR-2, Cummings Hwy.) over Lookout Creek (LM 3.64) including grading, drainage and paving: The contractor will be implementing temporary lane closures or shifts between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Monday through Saturday in the work zone for utility relocations and bridge construction. Flaggers will be in place to assist with traffic control. Estimated project completion date is July 2011.

Hamilton, Bradley and Marion Counties:
I-75 / I-24 / SR-153 / SR-29 construction of an intelligent transportation system on various interstate and state routes in and near Chattanooga: The contractor will implement shoulder closures throughout this report period within the project area on weekdays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and anytime on the weekend as part of the ITS construction. On weekdays during non-peak hours, the contractor will have a right lane closure on SR-29 South at MM 2.5. Three lanes are to remain open with third available lane used as acceleration lane for on-ramp from Manufacturers Road. There will also be nighttime lane closures throughout the project between the hours of 10 pm. and 5 a.m. and intermittent temporary stoppages of traffic at various locations along the SR-153 corridor to allow the contractor to perform ITS work. THP will assist with traffic control. Estimated completion date is December 2010.


Lane Closures On MLK Boulevard Announced For Wednesday

The lanes in the 600 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard between University Street and Peeples Street will be closed periodically on Wednesday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Detours will be posted.  (click for more)

W Road To Be Closed Wednesday For Maintenance

The W Road will be closed Wednesday at 9 a.m., following the morning commute, for maintenance work. (click for more)

Man Tells Police He Just Murdered His Wife

An Chattanooga man told police Monday night that he had just murdered his wife.  Police said Robert Lee Hardnett, 50. showed up at the County Jail to turn himself in at 8:40 p.m. He said his wife's body could be found at his place of employment, Power Supply Company, 1907 Daisy St.   Officers responded to that address and found the body of 34-year-old Elizabeth ... (click for more)

Red Bank Commissioners Choose Kenneth Welch To Replace Greg Jones; Jeno Won't Run Again

The four remaining members of the Red Bank Commission held a special called meeting on Tuesday and chose Kenneth Welch as the replacement for Vice Mayor Greg Jones, who moved to Alaska. At the same meeting, Commissioner Ruth Jeno announced she will not seek a new term. She urged the candidates who were not selected - Michael Tindle and Eddie Pierce - to run in the next election. ... (click for more)

Thoughts On The Mathews Sentencing

It is not by coincidence I haven’t submitted an opinion piece in some time to the Chattanoogan.  The topics I cover are generally vitriolic in regards to local political decisions and their makers regarding public safety and I do not wish to associate my name with more noble subjects such as that of the heroic death and cowardly murder of Chattanooga Police Sergeant Tim Chapin, ... (click for more)

A Good School Takes Involvement - And Response

As I have read the articles concerning Normal Park School I can’t keep from thinking when our children started to school in the 1960‘s. The two elementary schools in the city that were considered tops were Barger and Woodmore. We did not live in the zone for either school so we looked for a house to buy that was zoned for Woodmore.   We found ... (click for more)