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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 at LM 16.02: Flagging operation on SR-55 (McMinnville Hwy) between Interstate Drive and Ridgewood Drive. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage, flaggers, and barrels/cones will be present on Sept. 11 from 8 – 10 a.m.

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. There will be rolling roadblocks on I-24 in both directions to run new utility lines across the interstate and to remove old lines. Rolling roadblocks are scheduled for Sept. 5, 6, 11 and 12 between 9 a.m. and noon.

Coffee County SR-55 construction from First Avenue (LM 2.0) to SR-16 (US-41A, N. Jackson St, LM 2.6) in Tullahoma: Phase 1 of roadway widening and bridge replacement on SR-55 (Wilson Ave.) will continue this week. Contractors may use temporary lane shifts to complete utility work. Phase 1 traffic shift has reduced lanes from three to two across the bridge over Rock Creek in order to start bridge replacement work.

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-127 from north of Farm Lane (LM 5.2) to the Coffee County line (LM 9.9): There will be flagging operations for resurfacing activities from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

Marion County I-24 TDOT Contractor eastbound from MM 160.1 to MM 160.7: An in-depth inspection of the Holman J. Walker Bridge, the Interstate 24 bridge over the Tennessee River, will require lane closures daily from Sept. 16 through Sept. 20. One lane will be closed on the bridge from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. until the inspection is complete. The eastbound right-hand lane and shoulder will be closed on Monday, Sept. 16 and Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Inspection crews are expected to complete work in the eastbound lane on Wednesday, Sept. 18 and begin working in the westbound right-hand lane in the afternoon. The westbound right-hand lane and shoulder are scheduled to be closed from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 and Friday, Sept. 20. Motorists are advised to merge left as soon as possible when approaching the work zone.

Marion County I-24 from east of Big Fiery Gizzard Creek (MM 146) to near SR-27 (US-72, MM 152): The contractor will be working on I-24 EB and WB from MM 146 to MM 152 to perform resurfacing operations. Work will be performed Sunday nights through Friday nights from 7 p.m. – 6 a.m. each night. No work will occur on Saturday nights. This work will require single lane closures in each direction leaving one lane open to traffic each way. THP and truck mounted attenuators will be on site during the work.

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) 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.

Warren County SR-108 resurfacing from the Grundy County line (LM 0.0) to south of SR-287 (LM 2.8): The contractor will have intermittent lane closures for wrap up operations from 6 AM until 7 PM. Motorists should expect delays. Flagging operations will be in place.

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

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 Bradley County in Cleveland at the cloverleaf ramps on SR-40 and SR-60. Various ramps will have repairs done 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.