Despite a waterlogged winter, the $32 million Interstate 24 at Broad and Market streets interchange project has continued into early 2022 without delays and even had a small cost reduction proposed by the contractor, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
“The contractor is currently working on grading and storm drainage for the new frontage road between Broad and Market streets,” TDOT spokesperson Beth Emmons said in an emailed answer to questions about the project. “Work is nearly complete on the bridge for the new ramp over Chestnut Street and is well underway on an additional new bridge over the Tennessee Riverwalk and the Norfolk Southern Railroad.”
Weather, though wet, hasn’t been a serious problem for Charleston, Tennessee-based Wright Brothers Construction, which started the work in the fall of 2020, Emmons said.
“Weather and colder temperatures restrict certain activities for road construction, but our contractor has continued to make significant progress throughout the winter months on this contract,” she said. “There are no known delays to the project completion date at this time.”
Meanwhile, the contractor managed to trim costs slightly.