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The Tennessee Department of Transportation continues its road projects as it has its newest roadway activity report for Region 2 of the state which includes Coffee County and surrounding areas this past week.

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

Coffee County SR-55 (MCMINNVILLE HWY.) Utility Work northbound from LM 18.74 to LM 15.02: Shoulder and lane closures on DR-55 (McMinnville Hwy) between Ragsdale Road and Swann Road. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, signage, flaggers, and barrels/cones will be present July 9 through Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.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 nightly lane closures starting Monday, July 29, thru Wednesday, July 31, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night to set overhang jacks.

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. Contractor 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. Daily flagging operations for utility crossings on SR-55 will continue.

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.

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 lane closures for paving operations from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. Motorists should expect delays. Flagging operations will be in place.

WARREN AND WHITE COUNTY SR-136 repair of the bridge over the Caney Fork River LM 2: The bridge will be one lane through the majority of the project with a one-lane, two-way traffic signal. Motorists should use caution and watch for flaggers. Motorists should expect some delays at the bridge with the traffic signal and traffic utilizing one lane.

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.

The random on-call attenuator repair on various Interstate and State Routes: The contractor will be making attenuator repairs at various interstates and state route locations throughout the Region as needed. Motorists should use caution and be prepared for lane closures and flagging operations.

The retracing of pavement markings with spray thermoplastic and random on-call pavement marking on various Interstate and State Routes.: The contractor will be restriping pavement markings in Cumberland County on SR-28 from LM 10.71 – 15.00, Cumberland County SR-68 from LM 5.20 – 12.55, Cumberland County SR-1 from LM 8.86 – 12.69, Clay County on SR-52 from LM 0.05 – 0.69 and LM 18.58 – 20.56, Putnam County along SR135 from LM 11.63 – 13.39, SR-56 from LM 0.56 – 2.71, SR-290 from LM 0.00 – 1.57, SR-96(1) from LM 0.00 – 1.34 and SR-96(2) from LM 0.00 – 0.03, and in Dekalb County on SR-26 from LM 10.68 – 15.89. Motorists are encouraged to use caution when paint crews are present and be mindful of wet pavement markings.

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. 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.

The random on-call pavement marking and retracing of pavement markings with spray thermoplastic on various Interstate and State Routes: The contractor will be on site to install snow plowable markers in Cannon County on SR-1 from LM 9.56-10.99. The contractor will be using a mobile operation during this work and motorists are encouraged to use caution and expect delays.