KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced that I-640 in Knox County is now fully open to three lanes in each direction.
TDOT previously said it aimed to finish construction on the road by Aug. 31. The highway has been under heavy construction since 2022, as part of the second phase of a road revitalization project in East Tennessee.
There will still be paving work on some ramps and shoulders, but that work will take place at night, according to TDOT.
The project was originally expected to be completed in 2023, but it was extended when TDOT said it realized more work needed to be done. TDOT said it found some areas on bridges that needed to be repaired, and the department said it wanted to finish them while concrete barriers were still in place, instead of having to return a few years later to complete them.