The Tennessee Department of Transportation says road work in Coffee and Franklin counties will bring lane restrictions and construction activity during its Oct. 29-Nov. 4 reporting period, including on routes in and around Tullahoma.
In Coffee County, Phase 3 of widening and bridge replacement on State Route 55 (Wilson Avenue), from First Avenue to State Route 16 (U.S. 41A/North Jackson Street) in Tullahoma, will continue this week, TDOT said. Lanes will be reduced from three to two, with one lane in each direction, and intermittent flagging is expected for construction and vehicles entering or leaving the work zone, according to the announcement.
TDOT said the Interstate 24 overpass project at mile marker 117 also involves construction of an overpass carrying Wattendorf Memorial Highway/AEDC Road. Bridge demolition is scheduled nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.; I-24 will be reduced to one lane and diverted across the interchange ramps, with one direction affected at a time. Wattendorf Highway/AEDC Road will be closed at the bridge, with signed detours, and ramps at Exit 117 have a 12-foot width restriction, the department said.
On State Route 55 over I-24 at Exit 111, the highway is reduced to one lane in each direction between mile markers 14.4 and 15.1, and the left lane in each direction is currently closed, TDOT said. I-24 ramp-diversion closures are scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 6, from Friday at 7 p.m. to Monday at 6 a.m., according to the announcement.
In Franklin County, daily lane closures are planned for resurfacing State Route 15 from Belvidere Lane to Veterans Memorial Drive, with one lane in each direction maintained, TDOT said. On State Route 130 (Old Tullahoma Road), flagger-assisted lane closures between Audubon Road and Bible Crossing Road are scheduled through Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop, the department said. Similar closures on State Route 15 (Cowan Road), between Rogers Street and Jackson Street, are scheduled Nov. 2-Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to TDOT.
