California's far from immune to the woes of infrastructure wear and tear, and it seems our friends over in Tennessee are currently grappling with their bout of roadway refurbishment—commuters in Campbell County are bracing for a significant traffic crunch as the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) embarks on repair work on the I-75 bridges, according to WVLT; both the traffic flow above and the travels below, where Better Chance Road and the R.J. Corman Railroad lie, will be feeling the pinch.
Starting Sunday night, the artery of I-75 will be reduced to a single lane in each direction near mile marker 133 and Exit 134. This will remain the case until the projected end date of May 25. While crews tackle both substructure and deck repairs, drivers navigating this stretch are likely to find the pace of their journey slackened, as echoed in reports by WBIR and 1450WLAF.
The reverberations of these repairs aren't merely a matter of narrowed roads; TDOT's Mark Nagi informed WVLT that the impositions on I-75 traffic are significant, and with crews working in situ, driver caution is more than advised—it's essential. Stepping outside the car and into the cab of the digital era, TDOT urges the public to lean on the technological crutch of traffic apps and information systems, implying a sort of contemporary wayfinding that hinges on foresight and a cell phone.
