ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Law enforcement agencies across Anderson County are preparing to launch a coordinated traffic enforcement campaign following an increase in fatal crashes and serious roadway injuries this summer. Beginning September 17, the Tennessee Highway Patrol will join local police departments and other law enforcement agencies in conducting …
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The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded just after 9:00 p.m. Monday to a fatal traffic crash on Dutch Valley Road near A.J. Robbins Lane. Motorists were asked to avoid the area and use alternate routes while the Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated the crash. Emergency responders from local volunteer …
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Photo provided by Mark Nagi TDOT A crash involving multiple commercial vehicles shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 Thursday morning in Roane County. The crash was reported around 6:30 a.m. near mile marker 360.2, just west of Buttermilk Road near Kingston. TDOT traffic cameras showed several large trucks …
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KINGSTON, Tenn. — Roane County leaders met this week with state officials to address growing safety concerns along the Interstate 40 corridor, a critical transportation route serving local communities and major national security facilities. The meeting, hosted by Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston), included Roane County Executive Wade Creswell, County Commissioners Ben …
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A tragic incident occurred earlier today near Harriman when a vehicle ran off the interstate into a wooded area and caught fire near the 346-mile-marker. The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is investigating the cause of the crash. The crash, which happened around 8:30 AM, resulted in one fatality. Rescue squad …
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Photo courtesy of Charlie Sandifer Early this morning (Tuesday, May 7), motorists traveling eastbound on Interstate 40 encountered significant delays as cleanup crews worked to clear the aftermath of a tractor-trailer accident near the 341-mile marker, situated on Rockwood Mountain. The incident, which occurred overnight, resulted in the closure of …
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I-40 eastbound at the 345 mile marker was the location of a tractor trailer accident which occurred around 8am today. The truck pulling flat bed trailer rolled over on its top on the left side of the interstate. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol report filed, the driver, Gabriel Calderon, …
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The Kingston City Council learned in their meeting this week TDOT has plans in the future to replace a large bridge over the Clinch River on I-40. It first came to light when City Manager David Bolling noticed the intent on a recent report issued by the Tennessee Department of …
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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (October 17, 2018) – As part of the ongoing Oak Ridge Turnpike Pedestrian Improvement Project, drivers should be aware that lane closures will be in effect for several hours on the evening of Thursday, October 18, 2018. Originally set to take place on October 16, the work …
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Oak Ridge, Tenn. — The City of Oak Ridge has been awarded a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) grant for $237,500.00 for Oak Ridge Signal Timing Optimization Project. TDOT Commissioner John Schroer recently presented the award to Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller in Nashville. The Signal Timing Optimization grant is …
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