ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — State Route 116 near Petros is back open after flash flooding took place Saturday morning and washed away portions of the road for the third time in just over a year, according to Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesperson Mark Nagi.
On Sunday, TDOT crews began repairing a broken pipe and filling in the road sections that had washed away with rock.
Good news! SR 116 is back open near Petros in Anderson County. Part of the roadway washed away due to heavy rains on Saturday morning. @myTDOT crews replaced broken pipe, filled that area with rock yesterday, and paved today. #myTDOT#WorkWithUspic.twitter.com/gNUUE5iXe5
— Mark Nagi (@MarkNagiTDOT) June 1, 2026
WBIR has reported extensively on SR 116. In just over a year, three sections of the route have washed away. In January, a section of the road near the Rosedale community was washed away…