Work crews have finished repairing a section of Signal Mountain Road that has been restricted to one lane since July, but work on two other sections will follow immediately.
Jennifer Flyn, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Transportation, said the slope stabilization work near log mile 15.97 is complete and that section of the highway will be repaved Monday.
Meanwhile, she said, TDOT geotechnical engineers found two nearby locations just north of the repaired area that need some attention. Since drivers are accustomed to the traffic patter, TDOT asked contractor asked GSI International to go ahead and fix them before winter. The same soil-nail repair technique used at the first location will be used on the project.
After 8:30 a.m. Monday, TDOT workers will begin paving the newly repaired section Monday while moving the barrier rail and shifting the work zone to the north. During the day on Monday, flaggers will direct traffic until the new work zone is set up and the temporary traffic signals are activated. As with the first project, U.S. 127 will be reduced to one lane and traffic will be controlled with a temporary signal during the slope stabilization work. The work is expected to be completed in the first week of December.
The other area needing repair will have to wait until spring, Flynn said. In the meantime, TDOT maintenance crews will pave the location to seal any cracks that could cause problems during the winter, and they will continue to regularly monitor the area for any changes.