Weekly Road Construction Report

  • Thursday, July 28, 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.  The speed limit on U.S. 27 in the construction zone has been lowered to 45 MPH.  The contractor may have temporary lane closures on U.S. 27 between 7 p.m.-6 a.m.  On Thursday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. a temporary lane closure will be in place for the U.S. 27 North off-ramp to Martin Luther King Blvd. to allow installation of a storm drain pipe across the bottom of the ramp.  The ramp will remain open, but all traffic will be required to turn right on MLK Blvd.  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.  During this report period the contractor may have intermittent lane closures from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.  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 Road) 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.  During this report period, the contractor will have intermittent lane closures 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.  On Saturday the contractor will close lanes on SR-153 in the area of Shepherd Road starting at 5 a.m. and ending by noon to remove barrier rail and attenuators from the center median.  The work will begin on SR-153 North.  Once work is completed on the northbound side, it will continue on SR-153 South.  During the work, the fast and middle lanes will be closed.  On weekdays during this report period, the contractor will be doing asphalt paving on the Airport Connector Road west of the Shepherd Road Bridge and at the ramp intersections.  The work will take place during daytime hours and traffic will be maintained through the work zone with flaggers and lane shifts.  This paving will allow the contractor to shift traffic onto the concrete ramp pavement in the coming weeks so that they can construct phase 2 of the ramps.  Please anticipate short delays and use extra caution though the work zone.  Estimated project completion is October.  [Jones Brothers Contractors, Inc./Micka/CNP105]


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