posted November 27, 2009
Workers with rockslide removal contractor Charles Blalock and Sons on Friday constructed an aggregate base pad for a 275-ton crawler crane on the west side of the Ocoee Gorge rockslide and continued to remove loose rock and debris from the slope. The contractor also installed erosion and sediment control measures to prevent runoff at the site.
U.S. 64 in Polk County continues to be closed at mile marker 17.6 due to a major rockslide near the Ocoee 2 Dam. A portion of Little Frog Mountain slid into the roadway on Nov. 10. The project to remove the rockslide debris and repair the roadway is underway and expected to take at least eight weeks.
TDOT is providing a live look at the work underway to clear the rockslide via a time-lapse camera accessible by logging onto TDOT’s US 64 rockslide webpage (http://bit.ly/1Tlc8m).
Motorists traveling to the area from Chattanooga or Cleveland should take I-75 north to Exit 60 (SR-68, Sweetwater) and follow SR-68 south through McMinn County and into Ducktown in Polk County. Those traveling from North Carolina are advised to take US-74 to SR-68 north at Ducktown through McMinn County then onto I-75 at Sweetwater in Monroe County.
For more information on TDOT road construction projects visit the TDOT SmartWay website at http://www.tn.gov/tdot/tdotsmartway/. Travelers may also dial “511” for up to the minute travel information. TDOT is also on Twitter. For traffic information in the Chattanooga area and updates on the U.S. 64 rockslide follow Chattanooga511 on Twitter or follow TN511 for statewide updates.
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