State Route 247 (Duplex Road)

Timeline

Transportation projects are developed in four phases: Planning and Environmental, Design, Right-of-Way (ROW), and Construction. For the proposed improvements to State Route 247 (Duplex Road), the Environmental, Design, and Right-of-Way processes were  managed locally with coordination with TDOT Region 3 Project Development Office. The project was let to contract by TDOT in August 2017. Estimated construction dates are as follows.

All scheduled work is tentative subject to change.

Begin Construction

October - November 2017: survey staking , tree clearing, and building removal

November 2017 - June 2018: bridge, culvert, and retaining wall construction

January 2018 - March 2018: detour for bridge at McCutcheon Creek

January 2018 - May 2018: temporary widening of north side of Duplex Road

May 2018: shift traffic to north side

South Side Construction

May 2018 - May 2019: utilities, storm drains, and roadway construction on south side

May 2019: shift traffic to new lanes on south side

North Side Construction

May 2019 - March 2020: utilities, storm drains, and roadway construction on north side

Fall 2020: estimated construction completion