CUMBERLAND COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE PROJECTS BRING EXTENSIVE TRAVEL DELAYS
Drivers across Cumberland and Fentress counties encounter multiple active construction zones, lane closures, and detours as major bridge repairs, resurfacing, and widening projects move forward.
Interstate 40
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Mile Markers 304.4 to 306.6: Median construction is underway with traffic shifted along the route.
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Mile Markers 328.2 to 328.4: Bridge repairs over Main Street near Crab Orchard require a single-lane closure on Main Street controlled by a temporary signal.
Highway 70 & Sparta Highway
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Sparta Highway (Deep Water Road to POW Camp Road): Resurfacing operations continue with weekday lane closures and flagging from Monday through Friday.
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Highway 70 North (Putnam County Line): Bridge repairs have reduced the roadway to one lane using temporary signals.
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Highway 70 North (Crossville City Limits to Seventh-Day Adventist Church): Both lanes are fully closed between mileposts 15.06 and 15.6 for bridge replacement over the Obed River. Traffic is detoured via Northside Drive and Sparta Highway.
Highway 127 Corridor
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North of I-40 to Potato Farm Road: Contractors are actively grading and paving, requiring potential temporary lane closures and periodic traffic stoppages.
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Bledsoe County Line to Pigeon Ridge Road: Resurfacing continues with daily temporary lane closures and flagging.
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Potato Farm Road to N. Lowe Road: Widening and clearing activities are underway.
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N. Lowe Road to Deer Lodge Highway (Cumberland and Fentress Counties): Traffic has been shifted to a new alignment, with intermittent lane closures and flaggers controlling the work zone.
Motorists should expect delays, exercise caution, and follow posted detour signs when traveling through these work areas.
