KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Department of Transportation now expects work on the section of the Alcoa Highway Corridor Project from Woodson Drive to Cherokee Trail to be finished in Spring 2030.
Crews began working on this section in July 2023. At the time, 6 News reported that the section was projected to be finished in Fall 2027. The timeline was adjusted after engineers determined that there needed to be more wall enforcement near the Woodson Drive interchange to ensure long-term stability, TDOT said Thursday.
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“This section of the corridor is particularly complex, located between a steep rock cut and the Tennessee River,” said TDOT Commissioner Will Reid. “To ensure long‑term safety and stability, the project design needed to be updated to include enhanced wall reinforcement, which necessitates additional construction time to complete the work safely and correctly.”
The work is meant to widen around 1.6 miles of road from four lanes to six lanes and to improve the Cherokee Trail/UT Medical Center interchange, TDOT said. Drivers should continue to expect rolling roadblocks and other traffic control measures…