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  • Realigned road helps drivers in Knoxville Center Mall area

    A realigned section of road near Knoxville Center Mall opened to traffic Friday morning.

  • I-40 westbound lanes re-open in Roane County after sinkhole repair

    Drivers can travel all the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Roane County after a sinkhole was repaired Tuesday.

  • Sinkhole repaired on State Route 66 in Kodak

    Crews working for the state Department of Transportation re-opened the northbound travel lanes on State Route 66 in Sevier County Tuesday afternoon after repairing a sinkhole.

  • Re-opening of downtown Knoxville block delayed for construction issues

    The re-opening of the 100 block of Gay Street in downtown Knoxville is delayed, although officials will still hold a ribbon cutting on Monday.

  • Great Smokies holds DUI checkpoint near Townsend Wye

    Rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday near the Townsend Wye.

  • Section of highway leading to 'The Dragon' re-opens

    A section of U.S. 129/State Route 115 in Blount County re-opened Friday afternoon after a nearly three month closure due to a rockslide.

  • Foothills Parkway East to close on July 12 for construction

    The Foothills Parkway East in Cocke County will temporarily close on Monday, July 12 for the next phase of a construction project in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

  • TDOT posts planning report on Ocoee River Gorge

    The Tennessee Department of Transportation has completed its planning report on how to provide for traffic along the Ocoee River in the state's southeastern corner.

  • Drainage improvement project continues in North Knoxville

    A major drainage improvement project on First Creek in North Knoxville is due to be completed this fall.

  • Mascot Road bridge re-opens in East Knox County after repairs

    A major repair project on the Mascot Road bridge in East Knox County is complete Thursday, one day ahead of schedule, officials said.

  • No construction-related lane closures in Tennessee for July 4th weekend

    Tennessee transportation officials will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes over the July 4 holiday weekend.

  • Plans to rehabilitate Newfound Gap Road in Smokies get go ahead

    Plans for reconstruction of Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains will proceed after an environmental assessment by the National Park Service.

  • Downtown Knoxville block to re-open after major reconstruction

    The 100 block of Gay Street will re-open on Tuesday, July 20 after completion of a major reconstruction project that's lasted more than a year.

  • Interstate 40 rockslide prevention project nearly done in Putnam County

    Officials say a Putnam County project to prevent rockslides along Interstate 40 is to be completed in July.

  • New 4-lane bridge to replace bridge on Fort Loudon Dam

    A new $58 million four-lane bridge will be built on Highway 321 to replace the bridge on Fort Loudoun Dam, officials announced Friday morning.

  • State decides not to build Knoxville Beltway

    After years of debate, State Route 475, also known as the Knoxville Beltway, parkway and the Orange Route, won't be built, officials announced Friday.

  • New cable barriers to prevent fatalities on Tennessee interstates

    New cable barriers have been installed in medians here in Knox County. They have several purposes, including preventing fatal car crashes.

  • Clingmans Dome Road re-opens in Great Smokies

    Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park can drive to Clingmans Dome again. A stimulus project allowed a contractor to resurface the road.

  • Smokies park rangers to increase patrols on roadways

    Rangers will be stepping up enforcement on Great Smoky Mountains National Park roadways in the coming months.

  • Traffic to be slowed beginning Saturday as huge generator passes through

    Traffic will be slowed because of a huge generator being transported from Knox County to Virginia in the next 15 to 20 days.

  • Tractor-trailer wreck takes out utility poles on Fentress County highway

    A tractor-trailer that wrecked on Highway 62 at the Fentress - Putnam County line Wednesday morning knocked down two power poles and a transformer.

  • Virginia terminates Tennessee company's I-81 contracts

    The Virginia Department of Transportation has terminated two Interstate 81 maintenance contracts worth $56 million, saying the contractor, Infrastructure Corp. of America, didn't meet its requirements.

  • Tennessee state troopers preparing for Bonnaroo festival traffic

    Tennessee state troopers begin around-the-clock patrolling of Interstate 24 Wednesday night as the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival ramps up.

  • Downtown Knoxville intersection re-opens after utility work

    A downtown Knoxville intersection will re-open Wednesday after it was closed for nearly a month for utility work.

  • Tennessee Highway Patrol involved in checks of commercial vehicles

    The Tennessee Highway Patrol is teaming up with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance for Operation Roadcheck 2010.

  • Man turns Bluff City police site into parody of speed cameras

    A man who opposes police use of cameras to send speeding tickets snatched a bully pulpit when the Bluff City Police Department allowed its website to expire.

  • U.S. 321 being promoted as Smoky Mountains Byway

    Blount County is looking to capitalize on a marketing effort to promote the 200-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 321 in East Tennessee.

  • Tractor-trailer driver killed in crash at I-40/I-81 split

    The driver of a tractor-trailer was killed in a fiery crash Tuesday morning at the I-40/I-81 split in Jefferson County.

  • Knoxville bridges close for projects

    Knoxville's Gay Street Bridge will be closed between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. The Hill Avenue bridge viaduct is also closing Monday morning for milling and repaving work.  

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