Weekly Road Construction Report

  • Thursday, February 11, 2016

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.  During this report period the contractor will be working on weeknights between 7 p.m.-6 a.m.  To continue work on the current phase of the U.S. 27 reconstruction project, TDOT contract crews will be performing nighttime bridge demolition on the bridge over Martin Luther King Boulevard in Chattanooga.

 For the protection of the traveling public, MLK Blvd. underneath the bridge and the ramps in the area will be closed to traffic during the work.  The eastbound closure of MLK Blvd. will occur on Thursday evening and again on Monday evening, between the hours of 9 p.m.-5 a.m. the following morning. Also on Thursday evening, the contractor will have temporary lane closures and traffic shifts on U.S. 27 South between 4th Street and 12th Street to set barrier rails and attenuators.  The westbound closure of MLK Blvd. will occur on Tuesday and Wednesday between the hours of 9 p.m.-5 a.m. the following morning.  THP will assist with traffic control during this work.  Detours for alternate routes will be posted.  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.  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.  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 Hamlett Drive 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 Road to Shaw Avenue in Chattanooga, including grading, drainage and paving:  Work on this project continues.  The bridge has returned to two lanes of traffic.  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 8 p.m.-6 a.m.  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]


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