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CDOT Announces Events And Closures For Oct. 17-20

Monday, October 14, 2019

Chattanooga Department of Transportation announces the following events and closures for Oct. 17-20:       

Thursday, Oct. 17

Ales on 8th -  W 8th Street between Pine Street and Chestnut Street will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 2-11 p.m. This closure will be in effect each Thursday evening through Feb. 27, 2020. 

Saturday, Oct. 19

Chattanooga Mini Maker Faire - The southbound lanes of Broad Street will be closed between W 10th Street and W 11th Street on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. for the Chattanooga Mini Maker Faire. Detours will be posted.      

UTC Mocs Home Football Games - Chestnut Street between W 17th Street and W 19th Street, Reggie White Boulevard between pavilion parking access road and W 19th Street, and also W 19th Street between Reggie White Boulevard and Chestnut Street will be closed for all UTC Home Football Games at Finley Stadium between 5 a.m.-11:30 p.m.  Closure will take place on these specific dates: 8/29, 9/21, 9/28, 10/17, 11/2, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/13, 12/14, 12/20 and 12/21.    

West Village Street Festivals -  Pine Street between W 7th Street (south of the the Republic Parking lot) and W M.L. King Boulevard, and W 8th Street between Pine Street and Chestnut Street will be closed from 8 a.m.-midnight each Saturday through Dec. 27.
  

Sunday, Oct. 20

7 Bridges Marathon - Multiple full and partial closures will take place with the annual Seven Bridges Marathon both inside downtown Chattanooga and along Riverfront Parkway/Amnicola Highway from 4 a.m.-3 p.m. These full and partial closures will be immediately opened when the last runner passes each location. Full and partial closures include: Tremont Street at Coolidge Park; Frazier Avenue, westbound; River Street; Market Street Bridge, W Aquarium, Chestnut Street, northbound right lane; Highway 27, over Olgiati Bridge; Manufacturers Road; Riverfront Parkway; Barton Avenue; Veterans Bridge; Battery Place; Amnicola Highway, eastbound right lane; Riverside Drive, eastbound right lane; River Terminal Road; Dupont Parkway, northbound right lane, N Access Road; and Highway 153, southbound right lane. 
Detours will be posted for all roads affected by a full closure. Drivers are encouraged to use extra caution when around running participants. Please obey all instructions from local law enforcement directing traffic.  See detailed map of roads affected here.   

Chattanooga Market - Reggie White Boulevard between W 17th Street and W 19th Street will be closed Sunday, Oct. 20 from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. for the Chattanooga Market. This week's featured event is the "Buskers Festival."

View CDOT's map of event and road closures for full details of these activities and other projects underway in our public space.


May 28, 2020

Deadline To Apply For A Storm Debris Burning Permit Is June 9

May 28, 2020

Weekly Road Construction Report

May 28, 2020

Deadline For Storm Debris Pick-up Is June 1


The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau extends its sympathy to residents who were affected by the tornado on Sunday, April 12. We have been issuing storm debris permits ... (click for more)

Here is the weekly road construction report for Hamilton County: I-24 Replacement of Belvoir Avenue Bridge over I-24 and I-24 bridges over Germantown Road near MM 183: Lane shifts are in place ... (click for more)

The June 1st deadline is approaching and property owners must register for storm debris picked up and hauled away by hired contractors. Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management officials ... (click for more)



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Deadline To Apply For A Storm Debris Burning Permit Is June 9

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau extends its sympathy to residents who were affected by the tornado on Sunday, April 12. We have been issuing storm debris permits free of charge for residents in Hamilton County who were directly impacted by the tornado. This allows anyone with a storm debris permit to burn through June 15 on approved burning days. Residents ... (click for more)

Weekly Road Construction Report

Here is the weekly road construction report for Hamilton County: I-24 Replacement of Belvoir Avenue Bridge over I-24 and I-24 bridges over Germantown Road near MM 183: Lane shifts are in place on I-24 EB and WB under the Belvoir Avenue Bridge, at North and South Terrace approaching the Belvoir Avenue Bridge, and on Germantown Road under the I-24 Bridge. Single interior lane closures ... (click for more)

Breaking News

12 Protestors Arrested In Chattanooga; Group Later Surrounds Jail, Courthouse Block; Courthouse Burned In Nashville, Prompting Call Out Of National Guard

Twelve protestors were arrested in Chattanooga early Sunday morning in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in police custody. A crowd that had been on the Walnut Street Bridge later gathered on Frazier Avenue, prompting a large number of police officers to be summoned. After the arrests, the large group of protestors moved back across the bridge and ringed ... (click for more)

Health Department Suspends Distribution Of Cloth Face Masks It Got From The Governor

The Hamilton County Health Department is suspending distribution of the cloth face masks that were distributed throughout the state by the Governor’s Unified Command Group. It has been reported that the cloth masks, manufactured by Renfro, are coated with Silvadur. Silvadur is an anti-microbial substance commonly applied to fabrics to reduce odor causing bacterial growth. ... (click for more)

Opinion

The Court Of Public Opinion Has Ruled

Since the court of public opinion has already judged the officer in Minneapolis, the city should save money and not even have a trial. Let a volunteer, one of these tough guys who run around blindly shooting at people and setting fires, let that guy execute him. With all due respect to our police chief and I mean that sincerely, I disagree with your view. Chief, you should know ... (click for more)

Roy Exum: These Riots Are Surreal

On Monday, when an unarmed black man was killed by a white policeman in Minneapolis, there were 28 others, predominately black, shot within the city limits of Chicago on the very same day. The “Bloody Monday” came after 50 others in Chicago were shot (10 fatally) during the Memorial Day weekend – that’s 78 human beings in just four days – and since “Bloody Monday” through 6 o’clock ... (click for more)


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