Here is the weekly road construction report for Hamilton County:
U.S. 27 (I-124) widening from I-24/U.S. 27 interchange to north of the Olgiati Bridge over the Tennessee River, including widening the Olgiati Bridge: Work on this project continues. Beginning on Saturday, January 30, 2016, the ramps from Martin Luther King Boulevard to U.S. 27 North and from U.S. 27 North to Martin Luther King Boulevard will be reduced to one lane. Once this new traffic pattern is in place, motorists entering U.S.
27 North from Martin Luther King Boulevard must use the far right lane. The center lane will no longer access the ramp. The Martin Luther King Boulevard ramps will remain in this configuration until near the end of the project to allow the contractor to construct retaining walls in the area and build the new Martin Luther King Boulevard ramps that are part of the project. The new ramps on Martin Luther King Boulevard will be relocated from their present alignment. During this report period the contractor will be working on weeknights between 7 p.m.-6 a.m. and during the day on Saturday and Sunday. During this work, the contractor will implement temporary lane closures to install raised pavement markers and to work on median barrier rails on the mainline of U.S. 27. They will also have temporary lane closures on U.S. 27 South for line removal, restriping and installing raised pavement markers to shift traffic on the Olgiati Bridge. As the project progresses, there may be short term temporary lane closures for the safety of the traveling public on city streets within the project area. Flaggers will assist with these closures and they will be properly signed in accordance with the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. During Phase 1 of the U.S. 27 project, the contractor will be working on the northbound side of U.S. 27 on the bridges. Work will consist of demolishing and reconstructing the outside sections of the bridges along U.S. 27 North. Also on U.S. 27 South, they will be constructing a large retaining wall between the Olgiati Bridge and 6th Street. At least one lane will remain open in each direction on U.S. 27. Also, in order to continue work on the current phase project, TDOT contract crews have disconnected the street lighting within the 1.6 mile project area from the I 24 interchange to south of the Olgiati Bridge. U.S. 27 in the project area will remain without street lighting until new lights are installed and activated during the latter stages of the project. Motorists are advised to use caution as they travel through the construction area, particularly during nighttime hours. THP will assist with traffic control on the project as necessary. Estimated project completion date is July 2019. For more info, visit the project website http://www.tn.gov/tdot/topic/US27-reconstruction-chattanooga. [Dement Construction Co., LLC/JM/CNP230]
SR 317 (Apison Pike) the grading, drainage and paving on from Old Lee Highway (LM 5.58) to SR-321 (Ooltewah-Ringgold Road) (LM 7.84): Work on this project continues. On the evening of Thursday, January 28, 2016 between 7 p.m.-6 a.m. Apison Pike will be closed near Blue Planet Foods to allow the contractor to install water services adjacent to the new roadway. With excavation depths reaching 10 to 12 feet, a closure is necessary to ensure the safety of employees and the traveling public. During this work, local residents who live within the work area and emergency vehicles will be allowed through. A detour will be posted for all others. Also during this report period, the contractor will be working on storm drains, conduits and grade work. The contractor may have short term lane closures to perform various operations on an as-needed basis. Flaggers will assist with traffic control as needed. Estimated project completion date is May 2017. [Wright Brothers Const. Co. /Pruett/CNN279]
SR-320 (East Brainerd Rd.) grading, drainage, installation of signals, construction of seven retaining walls and paving from east of Graysville Road to east of Bel-Air Road: Work on this project continues. The contractor will have intermittent lane closures during this report period between 9 a.m.-2 p.m. This work may affect either direction of East Brainerd Road or side streets from Graysville Road to Banks Road as the contractor installs road crossings and borings. The contractor may have short-term lane closures to perform various operations on an as-needed basis. Flaggers will assist with traffic control as needed. Estimated project completion is June 2017. [Mountain State Contractors, LLC /Pruett/CNN383]
Shepherd Road over SR-153 construction of a rolled steel girder bridge from West Shepherd Rd. to Shaw Avenue in Chattanooga, including grading, drainage and paving: Work on this project continues. The old Shepherd Road Bridge was demolished in November and traffic was switched to a portion of the newly-constructed bridge. Traffic will be maintained and controlled by a temporary signal for the safety of the traveling public until February 2016, when it is scheduled to be opened to two lanes. On Friday the contractor will be completing the concrete pour on the Shepherd Road Bridge that they began on Monday. The work will begin at 10 a.m. and will require that the Shepherd Road Bridge be closed to make room for the concrete trucks. The work should be relatively short in duration because the contractor only has four loads of concrete to pour. SR-153 will remain open during this work. Those wishing to get to the airport from SR-153 South will be able to use the Shepherd Road exit. Those wishing to access the airport from SR-153 North will use the Shallowford Road exit. If weather or unforeseen circumstances prevent this work from occurring, it will be rescheduled for another time during this report period. During the project, there may be intermittent nighttime lane closures as necessary in both directions on SR-153 between 8 p.m.-6 a.m. THP will assist with traffic control as necessary on the project. Estimated project completion is October. [Jones Brothers Contractors, Inc./Micka/CNP105]
SR-317 (Bonny Oaks Drive) improvement of the intersection with Volkswagen Drive (LM 3.85) serving Volkswagen Group of America, including grading, drainage and paving: Work on this project continues. The contractor may have short term lane closures on eastbound Bonny Oaks Drive at Volkswagen Drive to perform various operations on as-needed basis. Flaggers will assist with traffic control as needed. Estimated project completion date is February. [Talley Construction Company, Inc. /Pruett/CNN304]
The tunnel cleaning of the McCallie Tunnel on U.S. 11 (US 64, SR-2), the Stringers Ridge Tunnel on U.S. 127 (SR-8), and the Bachman Tubes on U.S. 41 (U.S. 76, SR-8): The nighttime cleaning operation of McCallie Tunnels, Stringers Ridge Tunnel, and Bachman Tubes occurs normally on Wednesday and Thursday nights during the week with the 3rd Tuesday of the month. There will be no tunnel cleaning this week. Work hours are between 8PM-6AM. Tunnels will be closed during cleaning, and detours will be marked accordingly as each tunnel is cleaned. Contract completion date is June. [Diamond Specialized, Inc./Micka/CNP212]