Bids on the interchange modification project on Interstate 75 at Hamilton Place Boulevard has been delayed until fall, but the project, once started, will still overlap with ongoing construction of phase 2 of the modification at Chattanooga’s infamous I-75/Interstate 24 split, which started Wednesday.
“The project was moved to the October letting to allow time to obtain the necessary water quality permits, as well as finalizing acquisition of the right-of-way needed to construct the project,” Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesperson Rae Anne Bradley said by email. “The I-75 at I-24 phase 2 and I-75 at Hamilton Place interchange projects will be under construction concurrently. TDOT will work with both contractors to coordinate the traffic control between the two projects.”
There is no completion date or timeline yet, but that will be established before bids are opened in October, according to Bradley.
“That will be set prior to the bid advertisement scheduled for Sept. 8,” she said.