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Traffic is back to pre-pandemic levels and, yes, it's terrible If you've driven on any interstate or highway in East Tennessee, you know the traffic is bad. Would you believe we used to live like this every day pre-pandemic? Author: Shannon Smith Updated: 5:41 PM EDT May 19, 2021 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's 5 o'clock on a Wednesday. You just got off work and it's sunny out, so you're excited to get home. Maybe you'll go for a jog, maybe you'll have a drink on your patio. But first, you have to get through what some could argue is the most agonizing part of the da...

'Save It, Don't Pave It' | Blount Co. residents speak out against Pellissippi Pkwy expansion While TDOT and some county leaders are on board, "Citizens Against the Pellissippi Parkway Extension", also known as CAPP, are not. Author: Yvonne Thomas Updated: 7:47 AM EDT April 28, 2021 BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — A local group is asking state leaders to save land that could be taken over by an extension of Pellissippi Parkway. Blount County resident, Susan Keller, is one of nearly a dozen farmers who is fighting to keep her land.   Keller said, "Some of these farms h...

Officials: 1 injured after semi-truck overturns, engulfed in flames on U.S. 321 Hwy. in Lenoir City The fire has been extinguished and both lanes of the westbound side are going to remain closed for an extended amount of time while other lanes are open, THP said. Author: Dalisa Robles (WBIR) Updated: 12:45 PM EDT April 6, 2021 LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Loudon County Sheriff's Office is assisting the Tennessee Highway Patrol after an overturned tractor-trailer closed the Northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 321 Tuesday morning. Around 9:49 a.m., TDOT reported a m...

Sewer pipe failure forces traffic closures, diversions on US 411 near Maryville mall The failure has created a sinkhole on the eastbound side of the road near a car wash at Condry Lane, according to the city. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 3:30 PM EDT April 6, 2021 MARYVILLE, Tenn. — A storm sewer pipe failure has created a hole along U.S 411 southeast of the Foothills Mall, prompting lane closures and traffic detours. The pipe collapsed Tuesday under the busy roadway near the Foothills Mall Drive intersection, according to Jane Groff with the city of Maryville....

Engineers are investigating the stability of the other lane, according to TDOT.