The East Tennessee construction report for December 19, 2024, to January 1, 2025, highlights various projects and closures affecting multiple counties and routes. In Anderson County, State Route (SR) 62 between SR 61 and Union Valley Road may experience temporary lane closures nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. In Blount County, Interstate 140 (I-140) between Mile Markers 11 and 0 will have shoulder closures and possible lane closures during the same nighttime hours. Additionally, SR 162 Pellissippi Parkway is reduced to one lane for bridge work, and the SR 334 bridge over CSX Railroad will have lane closures.
Campbell County will see possible lane closures on I-75 between Mile Markers 156 and 161 on December 20, 2024, and SR 63 between Frontier Road/Woodson Lane and the Claiborne County Line will have temporary lane closures. In Carter County, the US 321/SR 67 Bridge over the Doe River and US 321/SR 159 between Green Hollow Road and Poga Road are closed due to storm damages. Similar closures and restrictions apply to Claiborne County’s SR 63 and Cocke County’s I-40 East at Mile Marker 451 and US 25/70 between the Tennessee State Line and Hot Springs, North Carolina.
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Greene County’s SR 35 and SR 107 Bridge over the Nolichucky River will have temporary closures, while SR 351 Bridge is open to one-lane traffic. Hamblen County’s US 25/SR 32 is undergoing concrete rehabilitation, and Jefferson County’s US 25/70/SR 9 over Rimmer Creek and Koontz Creek will have construction activity. In Johnson County, US 321/SR 159 is closed, affecting routes to North Carolina.
Knox County’s I-140 and I-640 will have potential lane closures, and various interstates through Knoxville may experience mobile lane closures. Significant work is ongoing along US 129/SR 115 Alcoa Highway, with temporary closures and lane shifts expected. In Loudon County, the I-40 East Ramp to Exit 364 will have concrete repairs. Monroe County’s I-75 near Mile Marker 63 and Morgan County’s SR 116 will see temporary lane closures.
Sullivan County’s SR 75 and SR 93 Bridge will experience potential lane closures. In Unicoi County, I-26 East and West have restricted lanes, and SR 36 and SR 81 are closed due to storm damages. Union County’s SR 33 widening project will cause lane closures. Various routes in Upper East Tennessee are under repair due to Hurricane Helene’s damage, affecting Carter, Greene, Johnson, Unicoi, and Washington Counties.
For real-time updates and road conditions, motorists can visit the Tennessee Department of Transportation SmartWay website at SmartWay. TDOT also provides updates on Twitter via Knoxville511 and TN511 for statewide travel information.
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