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TDOT: New Clinton bridge to open in August Oakridger Motorists could be traversing the Clinch River in Clinton on a new bridge by the first week of August, with demolition of the old Lewallen bridge to begin in September. "As of now, the contractor anticipates switching two lanes onto the new bridge heading into Clinton the first week of August and switching the other two lanes by the end of (that) week," Mark Nagi, Tennessee Department of Transportation's community relations officer for East Tennessee, stated in an emailed response to the newspaper's questions on Friday. "They would finis...

A curious reader recently emailed the Johnson City Press, asking about the use for these devices that were recently installed as part of the intersection improvements in Boones Creek at Interstate 26. We contacted Mark Nagi, the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Region 1 community relations officer, to find out. Nagi quickly got back to us with the answer. “The devices are overhead detection warning systems. They are used to notify any vehicle that has a higher profile than the I-26 bridge over Boones Creek Road has, that they will not safely pass under the bridge,” Nagi...

I-40W backed up near the TN/NC state line because of commercial vehicle fire WBIR Staff Replay Video UP NEXT Traffic on I-40 west is backed up for miles into North Carolina near the Tennessee state line because of a commercial vehicle fire. According to TDOT, a tractor-trailer hauling cereal caught fire and is stopped at mile marker 451 in Cocke County. The accident was reported just after 10 a.m. Initially, both lanes of traffic were blocked, causing a big backup. As of 11:25 a.m., one lane and the right shoulder are blocked. Traffic is moving slowly in one lane of traffic, ...

As of 11:25 a.m., one lane and the right shoulder are blocked. Traffic is moving slowly in one lane of traffic, but it is slow going for those drivers.

TDOT: I-75 Southbound ramp from I-40 West to be reduced to one lane for bridge deck repairs Dalisa Robles Replay Video UP NEXT The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced that starting Friday at 9 p.m. until May 24 at 8 p.m., the I-75 Southbound ramp from I-40 West will be reduced to one lane as crews conduct bridge deck repairs. TDOT said that the ramp will be temporarily closed to traffic and detoured between Friday at 11 p.m. and Saturday at 6 a.m. while crews set portable barrier rail to begin repair operations. One lane will remain open during the other l...