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Street lighting to be disconnected on the Olgiati Bridge

TDOT has put a hold on plans to widen the Ogiati Bridge and parts of U.S. Highway 27 near downtown until officials can work out the details.
TDOT has put a hold on plans to widen the Ogiati Bridge and parts of U.S. Highway 27 near downtown until officials can work out the details. TDOT has put a hold on plans to widen the Ogiati Bridge and parts of U.S. Highway 27 near downtown until officials can work out the details.

By Staff Report 1 min read

As part of the U.S. 27 reconstruction project in downtown Chattanooga, TDOT contract crews will disconnect the street lighting on the Olgiati Bridge over the Tennessee River in Chattanooga.

Beginning on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, the lights on the southbound side of the Olgiati Bridge will be disconnected. The lights on the northbound side of the Olgiati Bridge will be disconnected later this week.

Once this is done, the Olgiati Bridge will remain without street lighting until the lights are reactivated in the latter stages of the project, which is scheduled for completion in July 2019.

Motorists are advised to use caution as they travel through the construction area, particularly during nighttime hours.