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The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) 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. Nightly operations for setting beams over I-24 will continue. I-24 will be reduced to one lane in each direction while detouring I-24 traffic on the ramps at the exit 105 interchange. SR-2 will be fully closed at the I-24 interchange with signed detours in place. This nightly work resumed July 8 and will last until Friday, July 12.

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 on July 15.

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-1 (US-70S) and SR-380 intersection improvement and SIA to Motlow Advanced Robotics with intersection: Contractor will continue to have intermittent lane closures on SR-380 and SR-1 to work on punch list items. Motorist should expect some delays and use caution through work zone.

Warren County SR-108 resurfacing from the Grundy County line (LM 0.0) to south of SR-287 (LM 2.8): The contractor may have short term shoulder closures in order to install traffic control devices such as message boards and signs for the resurfacing work scheduled to begin around July 8.

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. Motorist should use caution and watch for flaggers. Motorist 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: This contract begins July 1. The contractor may have short term shoulder and/or lane closures 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 always remain open to traffic 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: This contract begins July 1. 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, White County SR-1 from LM 7.00 – 7.12, White County SR-135 from LM 0.00 – 2.10, White County SR-111 from LM 3.49 – 3.52, Hamilton County SR-8 from LM 11.96 – 15.20, and Hamilton County SR-111 LM 0.22 – 7.35. Motorists are encouraged to use caution when paint crews are present and be mindful of wet pavement markings.

The sweeping on various Interstate and State Routes: There will be an area wide sweeping operation on selected regional state routes and interstates. This activity will be supported by a mobile lane closure. Hours of activity are Sunday through Thursday night between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. during this reporting period.

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. Both travel lanes will always remain open to traffic on the interstate during any daytime work that is performed. However, some nighttime single lane closures will be in place nightly Sundays through Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. as needed.

The on-call guardrail repair and new guardrail installation on various Interstate and State Routes: The contractor may 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 always remain open to traffic on the interstate, and flaggers will be present on state routes during any work that is performed.

The random on-call cable barrier repair on various Interstate and State Routes: The contractor may have short term shoulder closures 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 in Jackson County at the intersection of SR-56 and SR-290 at LM 10.59 to replace intersection markings. The contractor will also be in Overton County to replace pavement markings on the ramps at the interchange of SR-84 and SR-111. The contractor will also be replacing various markings at interchange ramps in Putnam County at MM 283 and Cumberland County at MM 317. The contractor will also install snow plowable markers in Cannon County on SR-1 from LM 9.56-10.99. The contractor will have lane closures set up to perform this work, and motorists are encouraged to use caution and follow all construction signing.