TDOT Crews to Perform Maintenance on Ditches and Pipes and Replace Cross Drains on U.S. 64 in Polk County

Intermittent Lane Closures Expected
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 | 08:54am

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Beginning on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 and lasting through March 2019, TDOT crews will be performing maintenance on ditches and pipes, including removing and replacing deteriorating cross drains, on U.S. 64 in Polk County between log miles 9.78 and 13.  This work will take place between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EST on weekdays and will require intermittent lane closures of less than 15 minutes as the work progresses.  This work is being performed ahead of a resurfacing project on U.S. 64 that is scheduled to begin this spring.

This three-mile section of U.S. 64 is in the Ocoee River Gorge and is between the intersection with SR-30 and the commercial take‑out at Caney Creek.

After the cross drains have been replaced, the riding surface may be rougher than before.  Crews will monitor and mitigate these areas until the resurfacing project begins this spring.

Drivers are encouraged to use caution as they travel though this area.

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