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The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) continues its road projects and has released the newest roadway activity report for Region 2 of the state which includes Coffee, Franklin, Marion and Warren counties this past week.

Locally, the road activity report highlights District 28, which includes the following:

Coffee County SR-55 (McMinnville Hwy) Utility Work both directions from LM 15 to LM 16: Intermittent stoppages as a flagging operation on SR-55 (McMinnville Hwy) at the intersection with Interstate Drive. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage, flaggers, and barrels/cones will be present, Oct. 30 from 9 a.m. – noon.

Coffee County I-24 (MM 105) construction of an overpass carrying SR-2 (US-41): Phase 1 of I-24 bridge replacement at Exit 105 will continue this week. SR-2 will be reduced to one lane utilizing traffic signal system. The temporary traffic signal will remain in effect until Oct. 16, 2025.

Coffee County SR-55 repair of the bridge over the Little Duck River (LM 14.0): Lanes are reduced to one lane in each direction across the SR-55 bridge over the Little Duck River for bridge repair work. This lane reduction will be in place until work is complete on July 31, 2025.

Franklin County Old Decherd Road over Wagner Creek (LM 0.3) construction of a bridge: Old Decherd Road is closed at Wagner Creek for bridge replacement. A signed detour is in place. The road closure will be in place for the duration of the project through June 30, 2025. RESTRICTIONS: Old Decherd Road at Wagner Creek is closed.

Franklin County SR-50 (US-64) repair of the bridges over Old Alto Highway (LM 16.9): Starting Sept. 18, lanes will be reduced on US-64/SR-50 to one lane in each direction for bridge repair work. The lane reduction will be in effect until project completion on May 31, 2025.

Marion County SR-27 (Suck Creek Road) TDOT Maintenance both directions from LM 18.5 to LM 19: Road will be down to one lane due to shoulder failure. Repairs will start after Traffic Control is set-up. Red lights will be in place on Oct. 14. Traffic will be impacted North and South Bound. Timeline for competition is three weeks.

Marion County SR-108 resurfacing from SR-28 (LM 0) to Grundy County Line (LM 11): The contractor will be resurfacing SR-108 from SR-28 (LM 0.00) to the Grundy County Line (LM 11.01). This work will require single lane closures controlled by flaggers. Please use caution when driving through the work zone.

Warren County SR-1 (US-70S) bridge repair over SR-55 (LM 10.5): The contractor will have short term lane closures starting Oct. 23 in order to place portable barrier rail. The portable barrier rail will remain in place long term, closing the outside shoulder under the bridge on the SR-55 Bypass for the upcoming bridge work. Temporary lane and shoulder closures on and surrounding over and under bridge will also be utilized as needed with proper signing.

Warren County SR-1 (US-70S) resurfacing from east of SR-288 (LM 18.5) to west of SR-136 (LM 23.1): The contractor may have lane closures and shoulder closures from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. for paving operations.

In addition, TDOT also provided the following updates that will affect all drivers region wide:

The crack sealing at various locations on various State Routes: There will be mobile closure operations for crack sealing work across the region. During this period, work is expected to take place in Sequatchie and Grundy counties.

The on-call guardrail repair and new guardrail installation on various Interstate and State Routes: The contractor will have short term shoulder and/or lane closures in order to perform guardrail repair. These closures will take place on the interstate nightly Sunday through Thursday from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. and daily Monday through Friday on state routes. At least one travel lane will remain open to traffic at all times on the interstate, and flaggers will be present on state routes during any work that is performed.

Preventative and unscheduled maintenance of Chattanooga SmartWay Intelligent Transportation System: The contractor may have short term shoulder and/or lane closures to perform preventative or unscheduled maintenance to the local SmartWay Intelligent Transportation System. At least one travel lane will always remain open to traffic. Flaggers will assist with traffic control as needed.

The installation of longitudinal cable barrier on various Interstate Routes: The contractor will have daytime shoulder closures on interstates throughout region 2 in order to perform cable rail installation. For the foreseeable future work will take place seven days per week in Marion County from MM 162 to the Georgia line and from the Georgia Line to MM 173. Both travel lanes will always remain open to traffic on the interstate during any daytime work that is performed. However, it is possible in areas where needed that some nighttime single lane closures may be in place nightly Sundays through Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. only as needed.

The on-call concrete pavement repair at various locations on various Interstate and State Routes: Vulcan Materials Co. will be repairing concrete pavement in Cumberland County in Crossville on I-40 at exits 320, 322, and 329. Various ramps require repairs and during the repairs half the ramp widths will be closed leaving a minimum of 10-foot lanes open to traffic. Please use caution when driving through the work zones.

The random on-call cable barrier repair on various Interstate and State Routes: The contractor may have short term shoulder closures in order to perform cable rail repair. Both travel lanes will always remain open to traffic on the interstate during any daytime work that is performed. Nighttime closures will be needed occasionally and will be worked nightly Sunday through Thursday from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. as needed.