Crews finish work on I-75 South ramp; all lanes open

Tennessee Department of Transportation employees work to remove the concrete railing that fell from the Interstate 75 South ramp to I-75 South onto the I-75 North to I-24 West ramp Monday, April 1, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. TDOT will be working to remove debris and put up a temporary barrier on the ramp Monday night prior to a permanent fix. Tennessee Department of Transportation employees work to remove the concrete railing that fell from the Interstate 75 South ramp to I-75 South onto the I-75 North to I-24 West ramp Monday, April 1, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. TDOT will be working to remove debris and put up a temporary barrier on the ramp Monday night prior to a permanent fix.

By Staff Report April 8, 2019 1 min read

Crews have finished work on the Interstate 75 South ramp at the I-75/I-24 split. Traffic is now back to two lanes, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

Additional work – milling and paving – will be done later this week and will require some short-term closures during non-peak hours, a news release states.
Work on the bridge was necessary after a portion of the railing collapsed last week onto the interstate ramp below.

The collapse was likely caused by an illegally oversized load that hit the bridge, cutting through steel cables that supported the concrete railing, according to TDOT officials.