Weekly Road Construction Report

  • Thursday, June 13, 2024

Here are the upcoming road closures for District 29: 

BRADLEY COUNTY I-75 at Paul Huff Parkway Interchange modifications:During this reporting period, the contractor will be performing grading activities for concrete shoulder construction on the right shoulder of the I-75 NB off ramp at Paul Huff Parkway. This work will take place behind concrete barrier rail. Right Shoulder of Northbound entrance ramp to I-75 will have workers relocating utilities. Intermittent lane closures on Paul Huff Parkway for construction of Northbound entrance ramp to I-75. Motorists are advised to reduce speed and use caution in the work zone. [Summers-Taylor, Inc./Cleveland/CNX362]

 

BRADLEY COUNTY SR-60 widening from the 4-lane north of I-75 (LM 17.2) to SR-306 (LM19.9):During this reporting period, the contractor will continue grading work and install new storm drainage. Freewill Road will be closed at the intersection of SR-60 for grading operations. Freewill Road is expected to be closed through 07/01/24. Intermittent flagging operations will take place throughout the project during grading operations. The speed limit in the work zone has been reduced to 35 mph. Motorists are advised to use caution in the work zone and watch for flaggers assisting with traffic control. [Summers-Taylor, Inc./Cleveland/CNV130]

 

BRADLEY COUNTY SR-40 (US-64) resurfacing from SR-2 (US-11, US-64, LM 0.0) to near McKamy Street (LM 1.2):The contractor is closing SR-40 Westbound right lane from Bates Street to Edwards Street for the construction of a concrete island. This temporary closure will remain in place until the resurfacing is completed on SR-40 and permanent marking is in place for the new alignment. [Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc./Cleveland/CNX132]

 

HAMILTON COUNTY I-75 at I-24 Interchange Reconstruction Phase 2:Nightly lane closures will occur on this project, 9 PM to 6 AM, on I-75 North and South between Exit 1 (East Ridge) and Exit 3A (East Brainerd Road/ SR-320) and on I-24 East and West from Germantown Road to Spring Creek Road, MM182 to MM185, for various construction activities. Uniformed police officers will be present in these work zones to assist with traffic management and to enforce traffic laws. It may also be necessary to do short duration (15 to 30 minutes) rolling roadblocks during the day for patching potholes, clearing debris or to repair guardrail, attenuators, etc. The left lane on North and South Terrace between Belvoir Avenue and Spring Creek Road will be closed for installation of drainage structures, retaining and noise wall construction. Intermittent daytime non-rush hour lane closures may also be necessary throughout the period on South Terrace and North Terrace to work on utilities, street lighting, and various other construction items. All work is weather permitting. Moore Road and McBrien Road bridges over I 24 are closed as well as the entrance and exit ramps to I-24 between Belvoir Avenue and Moore Road. A continuous flow detour using Belvoir Avenue and Spring Creek Road is in place for local traffic. The closures and detour will be in place for approximately 6 months.RESTRICTIONS: Moore Road and McBrien Road over I-24 closed. I-24 Ramps between Belvoir and Moore Road closed. [Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc./Maj Prj - Blevins/DB2101]

 

HAMILTON COUNTY SR-153 (STATE HWY. 153) Permitted Work northbound from LM 5.4 to LM 7.4:Work will be performed on the SR-153 bridge over the Tennessee River by a TVA contractor, and will take place from 9PM on Friday until 6 AM on Monday. A detour will be posted.RESTRICTIONS: Bridge over Tennessee River is closed in noted direction during work. Detour to use Amnicola Highway and DuPont Parkway.

 

HAMILTON COUNTY SR-153 (STATE HWY. 153) Utility Work both directions from LM 11.51 to LM 11.56:Police assisted flagging operations on SR-153 between Pine Marr Road and the entrance to Weigel's/Kohls shopping center. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage, flaggers, and barrels/cones will be present, 06/12/24 from 9 am - 2 pm, with a rain date of 06/13/24. [2024-356]

 

HAMILTON COUNTY SR-17 (TENNESSEE AVE.) Utility Work northbound at LM 6.04:Shoulder and lane closures on SR-17 (Tennessee Avenue) between W. 37th Street and Broad Avenue. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage and barrels/cones will be present, 06/13/24 through 06/19/24 from 9 am to 3 pm. [2024-377]

 

HAMILTON COUNTY SR-2 (BRAINERD RD.) Utility Work westbound from LM 13.87 to LM 13.02:Shoulder and lane closures on SR-2 (Brainerd Road) between Howell Avenue and Belvoir Avenue. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage and barrels/cones will be present, 06/10/24 through 06/13/24 from 9 am to 2 pm. [2024-366]

 

HAMILTON COUNTY SR-2 (E. 23RD ST.) Utility Work both directions from LM 9.69 to LM 9.94:NIGHTTIME (8 pm - 5:30 am) shoulder and lane closure on SR-2 (E. 23rd Street) between 4th Avenue and Dodds Avenue. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage, and barrels/cones will be present, 01/23/24 through 06/30/24. [2023-192/197]

 

HAMILTON COUNTY I-124 (US-27) from I-24 Interchange to South of the Tennessee River Bridge:During this reporting period, daily lane closures are possible between 9 AM and 3:30 PM as the contractor begins this work. Lane closures can be on West 4th St., Off Ramp ‘M’ & ‘N’ On Ramps ‘M’& ‘R’. Motorists are advised to reduce speed in the work zone and watch for flaggers assisting with traffic control. [Stansell Electric Company, Inc./Chattanooga East/CNY900]

 

HAMILTON COUNTY I-75 at the Hamilton Place Mall interchange:The SR-153 southbound ramp to I-75 northbound has been reduced to one lane. I-75 northbound has been shifted to the outside reducing to 3 lanes from MM 4.6 to MM 6.0. The I-75 northbound entrance ramp from Shallowford Road has been reduced to one lane. Nightly lane closures from 8 PM until 6 AM possible on I-75 northbound and I-75 southbound from MM 4.4 to MM 7.4. [Summers-Taylor, Inc./Chattanooga West/CNX358]

 

HAMILTON COUNTY SR-2 (US-11, US-64) McCallie Tunnel cleaning:The contractor will be cleaning this tunnel on Wednesday from 8 PM - 6 AM. There will be one lane closed in each direction for this work. [Diamond Specialized, Inc./Chattanooga West/CNX190]

 

HAMILTON COUNTY SR-29 (US-27) resurfacing from Morrison Springs Road (LM 6.1) to SR-153 (LM 11.6):The contractor plans to have temporary single lane closures on US-27 SB from SR-153 ramps to Morrison Springs Road 06/16/2024 to 06/19/2024 from 9 AM to 3 PM. The motoring traffic is advised to drive carefully while this work is ongoing. [Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc./Chattanooga West/CNX238]

 

HAMILTON COUNTY SR-317 (Apison Pike) improvement project from SR-321 (Ooltewah-Ringgold Road) to east of Layton Lane:Lane closures and flagging operations will be required on SR-317, Apison Pike, for utility and grading work. The flagging operations will be performed on 06/13/24, 06/14/24, 06/17/24, 06/18/24 and 06/19/24 from 7 AM to 1 PM and 3 PM to 7 PM. Closures will last about 2 hours per location. The contractor will have intermittent flagging operations during daytime non-peak hours for utility work, delivery of materials and equipment. [Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc./Chattanooga East/CNT336]

 

HAMILTON COUNTY SR-58 resurfacing from SR-153 (LM 4.6) to near Eller Road (LM 6.5):The contractor plans to install construction signs between 06/13/2024 and 06/19/2024, this work may require short term lane closures from 9 AM to 3 PM. [Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc./Chattanooga West/CNY057]

 

HAMILTON COUNTY SR-8 (US-127) Stringers Ridge Tunnel cleaning:On Wednesday of this reporting period from 8 PM - 6 AM, the tunnel will be closed as the contractor washes the tunnel. There will be signs directing traffic to go for the detour around the closure. [Diamond Specialized, Inc./Chattanooga West/CNX190]

 

MCMINN COUNTY SR-39 construction of a bridge over Middle Creek (LM 13.4):During this reporting period, the Northbound and Southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane and controlled by traffic signals. County road 567 will be closed to traffic (LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY) and detoured to SR039. This closure is necessary to perform the bridge replacement. The lane restriction will remain in place until the bridge replacement is completed. [Whaley Construction, LLC/Chattanooga East/CNX069]

 

MEIGS COUNTY SR-304 Utility Work both directions from LM 14.13 to LM 16.53:Flagging operations on SR-304 between Euchee Road CR 527 and Halfmoon Shores Drive. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage, flaggers, and barrels/cones will be present, 06/17/24 through 06/28/24 from 9 am - 2 pm. [2024-040]

 

MEIGS COUNTY SR-58 (STATE HWY. 58) Utility Work both directions from LM 27.3 to LM 35.08:Flagging operations on SR-58 between Old Hwy 68 Country Road 500 and Keylon Hollow Road. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage, flaggers, and barrels/cones will be present, 06/03/24 through 06/21/24 from 9 am - 2 pm. [2024-039]

 

MEIGS COUNTY SR-60 (STATE HWY. 60) Utility Work both directions from LM 3.09 to LM 3.24:Traffic will be reduced to one lane both directions with a flagging operation on SR-60 over the Tri-County Veterans Bridge at the Rhea-Meigs County Line. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage, flaggers, and barrels/cones will be present, 05/28/24 through 06/27/24 from 8 am - 4 pm, weather permitting. [133847.00]

 

MEIGS COUNTY SR-68 resurfacing from Rhea County line to McMinn County line:During this reporting period, Daily Lane Closures are possible between 7 AM and 7 PM as the contractor begins this work. Motorists are advised to reduce speed in the work zone and watch for flaggers assisting with traffic control. [Rogers Group, Inc./Chattanooga East/CNY011]

 

POLK COUNTY SR-68 construction of bridge over Brush Creek (LM 16.4):During this update period, the contractor will continue grading operation on East side of SR-68. A temporary traffic signal system is active on SR-68 near LM 16.4. The Northbound lane of SR-68 will be closed in the area controlled by the temporary traffic signal system. Motorists are advised to reduce speed and use caution in the work zone. [Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc./Cleveland/CNX347]

 

POLK COUNTY SR-68 repair of the bridge over the Hiwassee River (LM 4.8):During this period the contractor will be performing site clean-up on the bridge on SR-68. Motorists are advised to reduce speed in the work zone and watch for flaggers assisting with traffic control. [Mid-State Construction Company, Inc./Cleveland/CNX040]

 

RHEA COUNTY SR-29 (US-27) resurfacing from north of Payne Lane (LM 11) to near Bradley Street (L.M. 14.6):The contractor plans to install construction signs between 06/13/2024 – 06/15/2024, crews will be completing this from the shoulders and median. Beginning 06/17/2024, the contractor plans to begin daily, temporary lane closures from 9 AM to 3 PM. [Rogers Group, Inc./Chattanooga West/CNX219]

 


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