US 411 (State Route 35)

Traffic Impacts 

After the contractor completes initial project activities and prepares to begin major construction, TDOT will announce any impacts to traffic.

History and Background

SR 35 is a major corridor from Greenville to Maryville. The purpose of the project is to create a safer, more efficient route for SR 35.

Project Imagery & Visuals 

Key Project Milestones

June 26, 2026
Matting being placed on slopes near station 150+00 and slopes being shaped near station 160+00. Drilling operations and blasing occuring at station 181.00. Test drilling took place for presplit verification from station 183+00 to 184+50. Fill material being loaded and hauled through the project area. 

May 29, 2026
EPSC measures installed near station 130+00 in Sevier County. Topsoil placed at the inlet end of the structure at station 125+00 in Sevier County. Earthwork continues from station 164+00 to 173+00 in Jefferson county. Material being loaded and hauled throughout the project area. 

April 30, 2026
Drilling and hauling operations continue near station 155+00 and 160+00. Traffic shift measures and mainline fill placed between station 50+00 and 60+00 in Sevier County. Mainline fill placed from station 101+00 to 103+00 in Sevier County. Base stone placement in progress to prepare for paving from station 189+00 to 213.25 in Jefferson County. 

March 27, 2026
Hauling on-site material and placing stabilization measures on slopes from station 170+00 to 180+00 in Jefferson County. Drilling operations continue near station 160+00. Topsoil placement and stabilization measures on slopes continue from station 127+00 to 129+00 in Sevier County. Slope drains are being installed at station 150+50, and pre-split drilling operations continue from station 149+00 to 152+00. 

February 27, 2026
Earthwork activities progressing at station 115+00 on the main line alignment, and fromstation 125+00 to 140+00 in Sevier County. Structure at station 187+24.98 nearing completion with aggregate backfill. Fill material being placed in preparation of new Dickey Road alignment in Jefferson County. Pre-split drilling operations between station 149+00 to 152+00. 

January 30, 2026
Drilling operations continue near Jefferson/Sevier county line. Loading and hauling fill material continue throughout the project. Contractor is forming the final elevated slab to complete the structure at station 187+24.98. Contractor is placing topsoil at station 135+00 to 140+00 in Sevier County.

December 22, 2025
Final EPSC measures in Jefferson County are in place. Base stone being placed on the full width of the new alignment from station 189+00 to 213.50. Concrete crew is placing formwork for the drainage structure at 187+24.98. Contractor placing fill on abandoned Dickey Road near station 188+00 to 195+00, as well as near station 58+00 to 70+00. 

November 24, 2025
Earthwork continues near the Jefferson/Sevier county line. Temporary pavement markings and guardrail placed and a section of road opened to local traffic from station 213+50 to 249+50. Contractor started installing ROW markers, and excavation work on the storm structure at station 187+24.98. Installing EPSC measures around a drainage culvert at Sation 32+10 in Sevier County.

October 31, 2025
Jefferson County paving and EPSC activities from station 21+31.0 to station 30+00/Dickey School Road. Earthwork and EPSC operations between station 120+00 to 181.00 in Jefferson County and 125+00 to 148+00 in Jefferson and Sevier counties. Completing placement of BM2 layer of asphalt from station 213+00 to 249+00. 

September 30, 2025
Jefferson County paving activities from Station 213+00 to 244+00 on the full width of the new alignment. Earthwork operations continue in Jefferson and Sevier counties. GSR being placed at station 150+00 to 155+00. Structure at station 124+67.99 final concrete slab pour occurred on 9/25/25. 

August 25, 2025
Permanent power lines are now installed in Jefferson County. Construction of rip-rap ditch in Sevier County from Station 94+95 to 99+75. Grading operations continue from station 125+00 to 142+00. Concrete structure at station 124+67.99 is approximately 80 percent complete. 

August 2, 2024
Concrete placement is near 50 percent complete for the box culvert at station 111+38.86. Work progressing at Station 206+00 exposing pre-split surface. The contractor continues to work on utilities. Comcast recently completed a necessary location. Contractor continues to work on grading and erosion control activities throughout the project. Contractor working to construct Alvey Road to subgrade. 

July 17, 2024
Waterline installation continues at the tie-in point on Sims Road. JBC built a temporary construction road over the structure at station 215+38. Blalock continues construction on the box culvert at 27+92 on Dickey School Road. Mass hauling in progress in the Jefferson County end of the project.