KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — The I-640 Reconstruction Project is in Phase 2 as crews start to pave the bridge over Nora Road on Tuesday morning.
The second phase involves Tennessee Department of Transportation crews "repaving roadways and using rubberized material for new roadway base."
The interstate repairs began in June 2022. Crews removed existing asphalt pavement layers, broke the underlying concrete layers into a gravel base and began placing intermediate asphalt pavement layers.
During the winter of 2022, several of the bridges within the project limits began to show significant potholing, which prompted further investigation of the bridge decks for potential repair. TDOT added repair work to the bridges within the corridor and crews coordinated with the railroad to gain proper access and approvals that will allow them to proceed.
The project is expected to finish in August 2024.
