New Cherokee Trail ramp opens as Alcoa Highway improvements continue

What This Story Is About

• A new northbound Alcoa Highway off-ramp to Cherokee Trail has opened as work continues on a 13-mile improvement project.

Why It Matters

• The ramp opening marks progress on a highway project divided into seven segments, three of which are complete.

For Context

• TDOT’s Mark Nagi said work near the bluff is expected to continue until late 2029 or early 2030.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A new northbound off-ramp from Alcoa Highway to Cherokee Trail opened to drivers Monday, marking a milestone in the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s work to improve the highway corridor.

The project covers 13 miles of Alcoa Highway and is divided into seven segments.

Three segments are complete, while work continues on the remaining sections…