TDOT to Temporarily Close US 41 in Marion County at Slide Project Site

CHATTANOOGA – The Tennessee Department of Transportation has a slope stabilization project underway on U.S. 41 in Marion County between log miles 25.2 and 26.4. During the project, one lane has remained open to traffic with a temporary signal. TDOT Geotechnical engineers have recently noticed some movement with the lane that is open to traffic. Because of this, TDOT contract crews will close U.S. 41 in Marion County beginning on Monday, June 24, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. CDT. This closure will allow the contractor to excavate and stabilize two locations in the work zone that have shown signs of movement.

The contractor hopes to have the road reopened to one lane before the 4^th of July holiday.

Variable message boards will be used to notify the traveling public of the closure, and a signed detour route utilizing I-24 will be in place.

The contractor for the $16.5 million project is Dement Construction Company, LLC, and the estimated completion date is November 2019.

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In 2016, the Tennessee Department of Transportation lost three workers in the line of duty. All three were struck by passing motorists. Those tragedies bring the total number of TDOT lives lost to 112. We don’t want to lose another member of our TDOT family. We’re asking you to WORK WITH US. To learn more or go to the website at www.tn.gov/tdot/work-with-us.

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