TDOT Completes Slope Stabilization on U.S. 127 (Signal Mtn. Blvd.) in Hamilton County

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – TDOT contract and floating maintenance crews have completed the slope stabilization project on a section of U.S. 127 (Signal Mountain Boulevard) in Hamilton County at log mile 16.1 near the Signal Mountain welcome sign and Shoal Creek Road.

The road was restored to two lanes on Wednesday afternoon, September 25, 2019.

Crews from GeoStabilization International, LLC (GSI) began the slope stabilization project on August 13, 2019.  The project was expected to take approximately eight to ten weeks to complete, but the contractor was able to complete it in six weeks.

After GSI completed their work, TDOT floating maintenance forces paved the road, installed pavement markings, and removed the temporary traffic signals and concrete barriers that had been in use during the project.

The work was done using crews from GSI under a statewide on-call maintenance contract for soil nailing and slope stabilization.

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