A light green sticker corrects the sign bearing the delayed completion date for the second phase of the Interstate 75/Interstate 24 interchange reconstruction project. The sign previously showed an inaccurate date for the project finish line.
The now-$161.6 million project at Chattanooga’s infamous split will be completed by spring 2026, a few months sooner than the sign said last week, according to the state Department of Transportation. Agency officials did not immediately explain the $600,000 increase in the project cost or how the incorrect language ended up on the sign.
State officials announced a delay in May due to snags with the bridges over a rail line that passes through the project, but they didn’t have a new completion date of spring 2026 until July. At some point, a new sign with the wrong information saying the project would be completed by “summer 2026” was erected, but state Department of Transportation spokesperson Gracie Shamblin said Thursday a fix was on the way.
By Friday morning rush hour, a sticker was added to the sign, updating it to say “spring,” which is at least sooner than summer.