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Massive overhaul of 2 downtown Chattanooga streets one step closer to happening

A proposed roundabout would replace the confusing interchange between 3rd and 4th Streets and Riverfront Parkway on the edge of UTC's campus in downtown Chattanooga.
A proposed roundabout would replace the confusing interchange between 3rd and 4th Streets and Riverfront Parkway on the edge of UTC's campus in downtown Chattanooga.

By Louie Brogdon 1 min read

In a slim vote, the Chattanooga City Council took its first step toward a massive overhaul of East Third and East Fourth streets in downtown.

The council voted today to spend $446,826 with Parsons Brinckerhoff for engineering plans for the traffic project. The state is picking up the remainder of the $2.2 million consulting bill.

The total project is estimated at $15 million. But the state will pay 80 percent.

The vote passed after an initial effort to kill the resolution.

Ultimately, council members Jerry Mitchell, Russell Gilbert, Moses Freeman, Carol Berz and Chris Anderson voted in favor of the expense.