TDOT Seeks Public Input on Interstate 75 Corridor

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Transportation will hold a series of public meetings to discuss possible improvements to Interstate 75 between Chattanooga at the Georgia state line and Jellico at the Kentucky state line. The meetings are part of a continuing study of the 160-mile I-75 corridor, and will include a short presentation on the current status of the study and a discussion of possible solutions.

 

Three meetings will be held on separate dates and separate locations along I-75. Details are listed below for these meetings, all of which will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  The public is invited to ask questions and make comments during the meetings. The input gathered will be considered as potential improvements are further studied and prioritized.

 

Meeting locations and dates:

Knoxville Monday, September 14, 2009 Farragut High School 11237 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37934	Cleveland Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Museum Center at Five Points 200 Inman Street East Cleveland, TN 37311
Chattanooga Thursday, September 17, 2009 Hamilton Branch YMCA 7430 Shallowford Road #A Chattanooga, TN 37421

 

The study will identify solutions to a variety of transportation challenges and provide a list of projects that can be considered by TDOT for the department's transportation improvement program as well as that of the various Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Rural Planning Organizations along the I-75 corridor.

 

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For more information contact:

Knoxville                                  Chattanooga

Travis Brickey                         Jennifer Flynn

865-594-0161                        423-510-1164

Travis.Brickey@tn.gov           Jennifer.Flynn@tn.gov