Travel hazards: Many East TN roads closed, traffic at a crawl because of Christmas Eve snowfall
The snowfall across East Tennessee from Thursday night is pretty but it was causing hazards. Authorities urged caution as snow piled up.
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The snowfall across East Tennessee from Thursday night is pretty but it was causing hazards. Authorities urged caution as snow piled up.
Knoxville police shifted to its Severe Weather Emergency Plan Level 1. "Most roads are impassable and there are crashes blocking several main routes. We are asking drivers to please stay off the roadways, if possible," the department tweeted. In Morristown, police activated their inclement weather plan. Officers will respond to emergency calls for service and traffic crashes involving injury. Motorists involved in crashes in which no one is injured are asked to exchange information at the scene and come to the police department after the weather clears for a police report. Severe Weather Aler...
Crews work to clear 48,000 pounds of powdered sugar off Tennessee highway after multi-tractor trailer crash KPD responded to the crash early Monday morning, all lanes of I-40E just past I-640 near Chilhowee Drive are still closed due to the crash. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 5:00 PM EST December 14, 2020 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Update (12/14 5 p.m.): According to TDOT spokesperson Mark Nagi, approximately 48,000 pounds of powdered sugar has been cleaned off of I-40E after the multi-tractor trailer crash early Monday. The wrecked commercial vehicles have been ...
Crews clear 48,000 lbs of powdered sugar off I-40E after multi-tractor trailer crash KPD responded to the crash early Monday morning, all lanes of I-40E just past I-640 near Chilhowee Drive are still closed due to the crash. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 5:00 PM EST December 14, 2020 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Update (12/14 5 p.m.): According to TDOT spokesperson Mark Nagi, approximately 48,000 pounds of powdered sugar has been cleaned off of I-40E after the multi-tractor trailer crash early Monday. The wrecked commercial vehicles have been towed, according to TDO...
Hundreds of Tennessee Department of Transportation emails and documents dating from late summer through mid-November show state and local officials expediting their way through technical barriers for a potential Amazon warehouse. Proposed for the former Pine Lakes Golf Course at the corner of Pellissippi Parkway and Alcoa Highway, preliminary designs show the e-commerceâs distribution hub would sit on a 634,812-square-foot pad and stand about 100 feet tall. The facility, nicknamed âProject Pearl,â could create 750-1,000 jobs should developer, Dallas-based Hillwood Investment Pr...