Updates on the construction of the new #SR299 bridge! Listen in!! pic.twitter.com/VjaMv0k8zO
— Georgia DOT (@GADeptofTrans) May 14, 2017
Those who commute to Chattanooga from the west could be in for an extra long drive Monday.
A bridge replacement that shut down Interstate 24 between mile marker 174 and the Tennessee-Georgia state line is scheduled to be finished by 6 p.m. on Monday, according to Tennessee Department of Transportation.
Eastbound and westbound traffic are affected, and traffic is being rerouted to alternate routes.
The closing is due to the Georgia Department of Transportation's replacement of the State Route 299 bridge over I-24 to improve safety.
The GDOT is using a new accelerated method to replace the existing bridge and install the new one within 56 hours. The new bridge will have two 12-foot travel lanes and two 8-foot shoulders, according to a project fact sheet posted on the the GDOT's website.
Updates on the construction of the new #SR299 bridge! Listen in!! pic.twitter.com/p2bYAyyDrP
— Georgia DOT (@GADeptofTrans) May 14, 2017
Detours provided by the GDOT:
First detour - Eastbound
I-24 eastbound traffic will be diverted to the median crossover. The SR 299 eastbound on-ramp will be closed. The I-24 eastbound off-ramp and westbound ramps will remain open.
SR 299 South (9.72 miles)
SR 299 Ramp to I-24 W to 59 S
Exit 17 GA, to 59 N exit SR 299 N
SR 299 North (7.31 miles)
East on SR 299 to TN 11
To US 41, take I-24 W to SR 299 S
Second detour - Westbound
Travel will resume in the I-24 eastbound lanes. I-24 westbound traffic will be diverted to the median crossover. The I-24 westbound off-ramp will be closed. The SR 299 westbound on-ramp and I-24 eastbound ramps will remain open.
SR 299 South (9.72 miles)
SR 299 Ramp to I-24 W to 59 S
Exit 17 GA, to 59 N exit SR 299 N
SR 299 North (18.1 miles)
SR 299 Ramp to I-24 E to exit 174 to I-24 W
Exit 161 TN, take Hwy 134/SR 299 N