Part of I-24 East will be closed to traffic from 9 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday as the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Hamilton County maintenance crew performs emergency repairs at the site of a section of damaged concrete, according to a news release.
Lane restrictions will begin at the bottom of the ridge cut, near mile marker 182.7 and the Tennessee Highway Patrol will help direct traffic.
The repair will be done to deteriorated concrete in the right lane of I-24 between the South Seminole Road overpass and Germantown Road.
Instead of concrete, which takes several hours to set, TDOT crews will be replacing the damaged concrete section with hot mix asphalt until a more permanent repair can be made at a later date, according to the release.
Motorists can see the latest construction activity and live streaming SmartWay traffic cameras at www.TNSmartWay.com/Traffic. They can also dial 511 from any phone for travel information or follow TDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TN511 or @Chattanooga511.