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Anderson
  • SR 95 between Westover Drive and SR 62 Illinois Avenue:
    This road segment is reduced to one lane in each direction through this widening project. Use caution, be alert for workers present and changed conditions.
Blount
  • Binfield Road Bridge over the CSX Railroad:
    Closed indefinitely for repairs.
  • Cusick Street Northbound lane between Broadway & Harper Avenues:
    Northbound lane between Broadway Avenue and Harper Avenue closed until further notice. Only the southbound lane is open.
  • Middlesettlements Road from Mt. Tabor Road to Bessemer Street:
    TDOT project to widen Middlesettlements Road and associated utility relocations are underway. Included in the project are (1) widening of Robert C. Jackson Drive south of Middlesettlements Road, (2) installation of a traffic signal at the Robert C. Jackson/Middlesettlements Road intersection, and (3) realignment of the Middlesettlements Road/Mt Tabor Road intersection. Project is expected to be completed in August 2010.
Campbell
 
Claiborne
  • US 25E (SR 32):
    Weekdays: Be alert for possible blasting operations, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. This work will result in traffic stops during blasting operations and for cleanup afterwards. Expect potential long delays. There will be lane shifts, flaggers, narrow lanes and possible falling rock. Use extreme caution through this area. Wide loads over 12 feet are not permitted through this project.
Cocke
 
Grainger
  • US 25E (SR 32):
    Weekdays: Be alert for possible blasting operations, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. This work will result in traffic stops during blasting operations and for cleanup afterwards. Expect potential long delays. There will be lane shifts, flaggers, narrow lanes and possible falling rock. Use extreme caution through this area. Wide loads over 12 feet are not permitted through this project.
Greene
 

Hamblen

 
Jefferson
 
Knox

Interstates through Knoxville and Knox County

  • I-40 East & West between James White Parkway Exit 388A & Hall of Fame Drive Exit 389:
    Interstate through downtown Knoxville has been re-opened to traffic.


  • I-40 Eastbound between Exit 385 & I-640 interchange:
    July 6: There will be a lane closure, 9 p.m. - 6 a.m., for milling operations on the shoulder. Expect potential long delays and use caution when traveling through this area.
  • I-40 Eastbound between Papermill Drive Exit 383 & I-640 Exit 385:
    July 7: There will be lane closures for paving operations, 9 p.m. - 6 a.m. Expect potential long delays and use caution when traveling through this area.
  • I-640 Eastbound between Exit 8 and I-40 Interchange:
    July 7: There will be a lane closure, 9 p.m. - 6 a.m., for milling operations on the shoulder. Expect potential long delays and use caution when traveling through this area.
  • I-40 Westbound between Asheville Highway Exit 394 & I-640 Exit 393:
    July 8: There will be lane closures for paving operations, 9 p.m. - 6 a.m. Expect potential long delays and use caution when traveling through this area.

    Surface Streets in Knoxville

Short-Term Closures

  • Neyland Drive at Church Avenue Bridge:
    There will be a lane closure in each direction as crews install light fixtures under the Church Avenue Bridge.
    July 6: From 12 p.m. until 3 p.m.
    July 7 & 8: From 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
    Use caution when traveling through this area.
  • Western Avenue (SR 62) between Ball Camp Pike & Sullivan Road:
    July 7: There will be a lane closure, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., for emergency guardrail repair. Use caution when traveling through this area.
  • Laurel Avenue: street closures between 21st Street and 20th Street through 7/3.
  • Rennoc Road: street closures between Jacksboro Pike and Crawford Road 7/6 through 7/17.
  • 21st Street: street closures between Clinch Avenue and White Avenue through 7/10.
  • Stone Street: street closures between Jennings Avenue and Tyson Street through 7/10.
  • Tulane Road: street closures between Holston Drive and Asheville Highway 6/29 through 7/13.
  • N. Central Street: street closures between Bernard Avenue and Bearden Place through 7/17.
  • Clinch Avenue: street closures a between 21st Street and 22nd Street through 7/17.
  • 22nd Street: street closures between Laurel Avenue and Clinch Avenue through 7/17.
  • 22nd Street: street closures between White Avenue and Clinch Avenue through 7/17.
  • W. Vine Avenue: street closure at S. Gay Street intersection through 7/17.
  • Laurel Avenue: street closures between 19th Street and 20th Street through 7/20.

Long-Term Closures

  • Neyland Drive between Lake Loudoun Boulevard & Leinard Lane:
    April 20 - August 15: There will be a left lane closure in each direction around the clock as KUB contractors perform utility work.
  • Oak Ridge Highway (SR 62) between Schaad Road & Clinch River:
    Expect potential delays through this resurfacing project, 7 p.m. - 6 a.m. Be alert for flag persons directing traffic and workers present.
  • 4215 Coster Road: street closure at Inskip Road through 8/1.
  • Pat Head Summit Drive: street closures between Volunteer Boulevard and Todd Helton Drive through 8/15.
  • Pleasant Ridge Road: open to two-way traffic from Merchants Road to Ho-ca-ta-ke Lane. From Ho-ca-ta-ke east to Rambling Road traffic is reduced to one eastbound lane of traffic only through 12/31.
  • 100 block of Gay Street: street closures between Vine Avenue and Jackson Avenue through 4/2010.
  • Weisgarber Road: street closures between Brookvale Lane and Brookview Lane to construct a new bridge over Fourth Creek through 4/2010.
  • 19th Street: street closures between Clinch Avenue and Laurel Avenue 6/22 through 9/2010.

Surface Streets in Knox County.

  • Schaad Road extension:
    Road extension through 8/31.
  • Nubbin Ridge Road realignment through 8/31.
  • Beaver Ridge/Oak Ridge Highway realignment through 8/31.
  • Gallaher View Road and Gleason Road:
    Intersection improvements: turn lanes and signalization, through fall 2009.

Surface Streets in the Town of Farragut

  • Campbell Station Road from Snyder Road to the intersection with
    I-40/I-75:
    Construction for the addition of a southbound lane is expected to take approximately six weeks. Motorists traveling on Campbell Station Road should expect the possibility of a short delay.
  • Grigsby Chapel/Smith Road:
    Possible lane closures for installation of raised median (weather permitting) at various locations on this road segment.
Loudon
  • I-75 North & South between Mile Markers 74 & 84:
    Sunday nights through Thursday nights: There will be lane closures for milling and resurfacing, 7 p.m. - 6 a.m. Be alert for workers present and expect potential long delays through this project.
  • US 321 (SR 73) Westbound turn lane to I-75 South:
    July 6: This turn lane will be blocked, 6 p.m. - 6 a.m., to remove and replace concrete roadway. Use caution traveling through this area.
  • US 321 (SR 73) across Fort Loudoun Dam:
    TVA has reduced traffic to one lane across the dam for roadway repairs. This one lane condition being controlled by signals and/or flag persons will remain in effect around the clock, seven days a week until early August 2009. Be alert for potential long delays and consider alternate routes.
Monroe
 
Morgan
  • SR 62 between SR 29/US 27 and Petit Lane:
    Be alert for flag persons directing traffic at various times, lane shifts and changed conditions through this widening project. Use caution traveling through this area.
Roane
  • SR 95 between Westover Drive and SR 62 Illinois Avenue:
    This road segment is reduced to one lane in each direction through this widening project. Be alert for workers present and use caution.
Scott
 
Sevier
 
Union
 
Washington/Sullivan
 

 

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