Road Closures
Polk County US-64 Rockslide Update for November 19
Released on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 - 2:54 pm under
Construction crews with Blalock work along the side of Little Frog Mountain to continue removing debris from the mountainside.
Vegetation and Debris Removal Continues
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – US-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 November 10, 2009. The project to remove the rockslide debris and repair the roadway is underway and expected to take at least eight weeks.
Today, construction workers with Blalock & Sons continued removing vegetation and debris from the upper reaches of the slide area in preparation for scaling (removal of loose rocks and debris), drilling, and trim blasting operations to occur as early as next week. An 80-ton hydraulic crane was used to pull some of material to the base of the slope where it will be loaded into dump trucks and hauled to an off-site dump location.
Construction Report for Tennessee Interstates, November 19 - 25, 2009
Released on Fri, Nov 20, 2009 - 12:30 pm underI-24
REGION 3 Relensing of Snowplowable Markers on Interstates and State Routes:
Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 8PM-6AM, There will be mobile lane closures at the following locations in order to replace snowplowable markers.o Cheatham Co. I-24
o Montgomery Co. I-24
Construction Report for Upper East Tennessee (Tri-Cities Area), November 19 - 25, 2009
Released on Fri, Nov 20, 2009 - 11:23 am underChanged Conditions or New Projects:
Sullivan County, SR 75 between Washington County Line and Herron Drive (Bridge Replacement): The contractor is in the process of setting the beams on this bridge. Motorists are asked to use caution and watch for equipment and workers at or near the roadway.
Construction Report for Parts of East and Middle Tennessee - November 19 - 25
Released on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 - 4:13 pm underTo minimize inconvenience to motorists traveling to and from the University of Tennessee football game, there will be no temporary lane closures on I-75 and I-24/I-40 in Region 2. For the period beginning Friday, November 20 at 6:00 a.m. and ending Saturday, November 21 at 7:00 p.m. there will be no temporary closures on I-75 north or I-24/I-40 east. For the period beginning Saturday, November 21 at 7:00 p.m. and ending Sunday, November 22 at 10:00 p.m. there will be no temporary closures on I-75 south and I-24/I-40 west.
Middle Tennessee Construction November 19 – November 25, 2009
Released on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 - 2:30 pm underDAVIDSON COUNTY, I-40 and Robertson Road Interchange:(Recovery Act Project)
Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 10AM and 1PM, each day, Rolling roadblocks for I-40 East bound and Westbound traffic for blasting operations on the north side of I-40 in the White Bridge Road area. Traffic will also be stopped on Robertson Rd., Urbandale Ave., and White Bridge Rd. Wednesday November 25, 9AM and 11:30 AM, Rolling roadblocks for I-40 East bound and Westbound traffic for blasting operations on the north side of I-40 in the White Bridge Road area. Traffic will also be stopped on Robertson Rd., Urbandale Ave., and White Bridge Rd. West Tennessee Construction November 19 – November 25, 2009
Released on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 - 2:27 pm underCARROLL COUNTY, SR-22:(Recovery Act Project) bridge replacement, (Lexington Street) south of court square to SR-22 BYP CLOSED. Detour route posted.
Construction Report for East Tennessee, November 19 - 25, 2009
Released on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 - 1:43 pm underCOCKE COUNTY, I-40 East near the North Carolina State Line: I-40 East remains closed near the North Carolina state line due to a rockslide approximately three miles inside North Carolina. I-40 East is closed just east of the Waterville Exit (Exit 451). I-40 thru traffic should follow I-81 North (Exit 421) to I-26 East (Exit 57A) towards Asheville, however, all exits on I-40 in Tennessee are open and accessible.
For updated information, go to http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/rockslide.htm
Partial Closure of Interstate 440 this Weekend for Concrete Repairs
Released on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 - 9:14 am under
Contract crews prepare to pour new concrete along sections of I-440 in Nashville. The repair project is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Transportation crews will once again close a short section of Interstate 440 in Nashville this weekend as a major concrete rehabilitation project continues. This weekend’s closure is one of several planned for the coming months. Contract crews will close I-440 Westbound from the Interstate 24 junction to the Interstate 65 junction at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 20, 2009. I-440 will reopen no later than 6:00 a.m. Monday, November 23.
US-64 Rockslide Update For November 18
Released on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 - 1:03 pm under
TDOT Geotechnical Engineers and Charles Blalock & Sons Construction employees inspect the side of Little Frog Mountain to identify loose rock and debris that will be removed before the first blasting operations can begin.
Live Time-lapse Camera Now in Place
CHATTANOOGA – The Tennessee Department of Transportation is now providing a live look at the work to clear a major rockslide along U.S. 64 in Polk County. A live time-lapse camera is now available on TDOT’s U.S. 64 Rockslide web page (http://bit.ly/1Tlc8m).
On Tuesday, November 17, crews with contractor Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc. worked to mobilize equipment to the site while TDOT geotechnical engineers and representatives from Blalock spent the majority of the day ascending and investigating the upper reaches of the rock slope around the perimeter of the slide area. The inspection was conducted to identify critical areas of the rock slope where the contractor will first need to remove loose rock and unstable debris.
Construction Report for Tennessee Interstates, November 12 - 18, 2009
Released on Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - 2:29 pm underI-24
REGION 3 On-Call Guardrail:Thursday November 12 through Wednesday November 18, 8PM-6AM, (each night), There will be one lane closures at various locations on interstates and state routes in Davidson, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson, Cheatham, Sumner, Dickson, Montgomery, Marshall, and Giles Counties for guardrail repair and installation.
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