Maintenance closes Cherokee Blvd Tunnel in Chattanooga

photo Traffic moves along Cherokee Boulevard in North Chattanooga, headed into the Stringer's Ridge tunnel in this file photo.

CHATTANOOGA - Maintenance will have one entrance to the city closed for most of the day.

City Traffic Engineers say they Stringer's Ridge Tunnel on Cherokee Boulevard will be closed from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday.

The tunnel serves as the main artery between Red Bank and the Scenic City. Cherokee Boulevard has seen an increase in traffic in recent months as TDOT crews work to expand US Highway 27.

Read more at WRCB.

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