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Ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for completion of U.S. Highway 27 project

In this view looking north from Stringer's Ridge, reconstruction of U.S. Highway 27 north of the Olgiati Bridge is nearing completion. It was a three-year lane widening project.
In this view looking north from Stringer's Ridge, reconstruction of U.S. Highway 27 north of the Olgiati Bridge is nearing completion. It was a three-year lane widening project. In this view looking north from Stringer's Ridge, reconstruction of U.S. Highway 27 north of the Olgiati Bridge is nearing completion. It was a three-year lane widening project.

By Staff Report 1 min read

Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer will join with state and local officials to celebrate the official completion of the U.S. Hwy. 27 reconstruction project in Chattanooga on Friday, according to a Tennessee Department of Transportation news release.

In attendance will be Sen. Bo Watson, Sen. Todd Gardenhire, Rep. Gerald McCormick, Rep. Patsy Hazlewood, Rep. JoAnne Favors, Rep. Mike Carter, Rep. Marc Gravitt, Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger, and Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be start at 10:30 a.m. on Whitehall Road above the north end of the project. Officials say parking should not be a problem but if you don’t want to drive to the ceremony, TDOT vans will be available until 9:30 a.m. at Volkert’s office at 1428 Chestnut Street in Chattanooga.