TDOT reports that utility work is scheduled to begin on Monday (June 23, 2025) on State Route 29/ US-Highway 27 from Dewey Sheppard Lane to Whites Creek Road/Jenkins Waldo Lane. Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Trucks, message boards, flaggers, and barrels and cones will be present through July 2nd, from 9 am to 2 pm.
Rhea County motorists are also reminded that utility work is being conducted on State Route 68/Watts Bar Highway between State Route 27/ Rhea County Highway and Walker Road. The work will conducted from 9am to 2pm through June 27th and motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop in the area.