Three Tennessee Department of Transportation bridge inspection crews are examining overhead road signs in Hamilton County and the surrounding region after a sign fell onto an interstate earlier this week.
A cantilever sign — which is supported by a single pole and extends over a couple of highway lanes — collapsed on Interstate 65 South in Nashville on Monday, causing delays for motorists and a three-car accident, according to Jennifer Flynn, TDOT community relations officer based in Chattanooga. The sign, which like other cantilever road signs weighs an estimated 15,000 pounds, did not strike any moving vehicles.
TDOT is inspecting all cantilevered highway signs over a 30-day period.
Most of the cantilever signs are posted along major interstate and state highways, such as Interstates 24 and 75 and U.S. Routes 27, 127 and 153, Ms. Flynn said. She said Hamilton County has 51 such signs, a relatively small amount compared to other metro areas.
For complete coverage read tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.
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