State Route 63 Improvements

Campbell and Claiborne Counties

The State Route (SR) 63 corridor between Campbell County and Claiborne County is a principal arterial roadway. This section is a part of both the National Highway System, as well as the Appalachian Development Highway system. Within the region, SR 63 also serves as an alternate corridor for I-75 when necessary. The proposed improvements along SR 63 are intended to increase capacity, correct roadway deficiencies, and improve safety.

The sections from Lafollette to Hall Lane will be widened to four 12-foot travel lanes, with a 12-foot center turn lane. Two new traffic signals are also planned at the intersection of SR 63 and Myers Lane and the intersection of SR 63 and Middlesboro Road/Wildwood Circle.

The section from Old Town Creek to SR 32 will be reconfigured within the existing right-of-way to accommodate two 12-foot travel lanes, with a third 12-foot lane alternating between a center turn lane, a truck climbing lane, and a passing lane. This section will also include a shared-use path.

Current Status: November 20, 2023

To date, the contractor has been able to complete a majority of the Phase 1 work including grading, drainage, box culverts, utilities, and paving. In addition to this work the contractor has also completed phase 2 grade work, base stone, storm drainage, paving of the travel lanes. For the foreseeable future, the contractor intends to continue shoulder paving, and shoulder stone.

Construction start: June 2020

Estimated completion*: Late 2023

Traffic Impacts

History and Background

Due to the significant length of the corridor, improvements to SR 63 have been separated in four smaller sections or phases.

Campbell County:

· From Lafollette Urban Boundary to Frontier Road/Woodson Lane

· From Frontier Road/Woodson Lane to Campbell-Claiborne County Line

Claiborne County:

· From Campbell-Claiborne County Line to Hall Lane

· From west of Old Town Creek to State Route 32 (US 25E)

Public Involvement and Engagement

A NEPA/Design Public Meeting was held on Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Valley View Elementary School, 1187 Old Middlesboro Highway, LaFollette, Tennessee, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting was to gather public input on the SR 63 widening projects in Campbell and Claiborne Counties.

Public Meeting Presentation

Project Imagery & Visuals

Public Meeting Displays

Campbell County:

Lafollette Urban Boundary to Frontier Road/Woodson Lane
Frontier Road/Woodson Lane to Campbell-Claiborne County Line

Claiborne County:

Campbell-Claiborne County Line to Hall Lane

Environment

A NEPA/Design Public Meeting was held in 2016, at Valley View Elementary School in LaFollette, TN.

Key Project Milestones

Campbell County
from Lafollette Urban Boundary to Frontier Road/Woodson Lane
Environmental Document Approved	Completed
ROW Appraisal/Acquisition (approx 12-18 mos to complete)	Completed
Construction	Let to Construction June 2020
from Frontier Road/Woodson Lane to Campbell-Claiborne County Line
Environmental Document Approved	Completed
ROW Appraisal/Acquisition (approx 12-18 mos to complete)	ROW Appraisal and Aquisition phase underway
Construction	Scheduled to begin Late 2021
Claiborne County
from Campbell-Claiborne County Line to Hall
Environmental Document Approved	Completed
ROW Appraisal/Acquisition (approx 12-18 mos to complete)	ROW Appraisal and Aquisition phase underway
Construction	Scheduled to begin early 2022
from West of Old Town Creek to State Route 32 (US 25E)
Environmental Document Approved	Completed
ROW Appraisal/Acquisition	Completed
Construction	Let to Construction December 2019

Project Materials

Project Contacts

Project Manager: Stacy Weaver, Stacy.Weaver@tn.gov

Community Relations Officer: Mark Nagi; Mark.Nagi@tn.gov

Project Email Address: TDOT.Comments@tn.gov

*Subject to change