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Bradley’s Interstate 75 exit projects in final stretch

Staff photo by Tim Barber
A new northbound exit ramp from Interstate 75, near Cleveland, is poured and ready to be joined with a multi-lane bridge at exit 20, in southern Bradley County. — Staff photo by Tim Barber A new northbound exit ramp from Interstate 75, near Cleveland, is poured and ready to be joined with a multi-lane bridge at exit 20, in southern Bradley County. Staff photo by Tim Barber A new northbound exit ramp from Interstate 75, near Cleveland, is poured and ready to be joined with a multi-lane bridge at exit 20, in southern Bradley County.

By Paul Leach July 3, 2015 3 min read

Staff photo by Tim Barber Traffic squeezes into two lanes atop the recently widened bridge over Interstate 75, at Exit 20, is Bradley County’s southernmost TDOT project near Cleveland, Tenn.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation estimates a comprehensive overhaul of Interstate 75’s Exit 20 here that involves the expansion of its ramps and bridge will be completed in November.

The extensive makeover is within its projected two-year timeframe to finish.

The contractor now is doing bridge work, TDOT spokeswoman Jennifer Flynn said in a recent construction update.

Ongoing work on the on- and off-ramps is readily visible to interstate motorists passing through the 60 mph zone surrounding the exit. Concrete barricade lanes guide traffic through the widened ramp areas, as workers build concrete retaining walls to support those ramps.

No interstate lane closures will occur over the holiday weekend, Flynn said.