Motorists exit off U.S. Highway 27 onto Signal Mountain Road. In the process of widening U.S. 27 between Manufacturers Road and Signal Mountain road, the Manning Street, Whitehall Road and Signal Mountain exits will be closed.OTHER PROJECTSBids also were opened Friday for two other local projects.Widening Shallowford Road from Gunbarrel to Jenkins Road• Highways Inc., $3,398,029.40• Talley Construction Co. Inc., $3,535,378.55• Thomas Bros. Construction Co. Inc., $3,637,225.72• C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc., $3,731,528.91Resurfacing Interstate 24 from Georgia line to Chattanooga Creek• Highways Inc., $4,197,836.00• Tally Construction Co. Inc., $4,213,064.75Source: TDOT
The price of widening U.S. Highway 27 between the Olgiati Bridge and Signal Mountain Road may trigger sticker shock.
The lowest of three bids for the project opened Friday was more than 25 percent above the $75 million to $78 million figure that state and local planners have been using.
Wright Bros. Construction Co., of Charleston, Tenn., was the apparent low bidder at $102.5 million, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
The other bidders were Bb SmartFix Constructors of Sevierville, Tenn., at $102.8 million and Dement Construction of Jackson, Tenn., at $106 million.