Traffic travels down Dalton Pike Wednesday in Cleveland, Tenn. The road is being widened and the project should be completed in 2012.CLEVELAND, Tenn. — After decades of planning, public hearings and construction work, 2012 will bring the end of a project to widen a section of Dalton Pike south of Cleveland.
But as one long-sought project nears the finish line, planning goes on for another.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing Jan. 31 at Ocoee Middle School on widening the intersection at 25th and North Ocoee streets.
TDOT PROJECTSOther area projects with contracted 2012 completion dates:Bledsoe County: Lantana Road bridge repair over Beaver Dam Creek, September.Marion County: I-24 at exit 152 bridge construction, September.McMinn County: State Highway 30 widening project from Athens city limits to east of County Road 609, May.Polk County: U.S. Highway 411 improvements from Benton to state Route 30, November; bridge rehabilitation over Brush Creek on U.S. Highway 64, May. Traffic signals have been installed at both ends of the bridge. May.Sequatchie/Van Buren counties: Widening of state Route 111, October.Source: Tennessee Department of Transportation
That meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. will include a presentation and a question-and-answer session. The public may ask questions or comment on any aspect of the widening.