Major new traffic shift to close I-75 North to I-24 West ramp, create detour to East Brainerd Road next weekend

Southbound and northbound traffic from Interstate 75 merge to form westbound Interstate 24, just before the Spring Creek Road Bridge. Work has begun on the resign of the Interstate-75-Interstate-24 split. Crews are delivering materials, and beginning early survey and grading work on May 2, 2019. Southbound and northbound traffic from Interstate 75 merge to form westbound Interstate 24, just before the Spring Creek Road Bridge. Work has begun on the resign of the Interstate-75-Interstate-24 split. Crews are delivering materials, and beginning early survey and grading work on May 2, 2019.

By Ben Benton October 13, 2020 5 min read

All the new asphalt, concrete and bridge piers taking form at the $132.6 million Interstate 75-Interstate 24 “Split” reconstruction project mean a big weekend shutdown of part of the interchange is coming.

A major temporary traffic shift starts Friday, Oct. 23, and ends Monday, Oct. 26. The work will have widespread impact on traffic in and around the Split, East Ridge and at the East Brainerd exit on I-75 that includes a 5-mile detour for some interstate drivers, Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesperson Jennifer Flynn said Tuesday.

“Even though this work will temporarily impact traffic, we are pleased that it is taking place,” TDOT Region 2 Director Joe Deering said in an email. “The new traffic pattern will give the contractor access to areas of the interchange that had been off limits until now and allow work to continue on this important project.”

Flynn said additional crews could even be called in to provide more personnel for the work.

“It’s going to be ‘all hands on deck,'” she said.