Knoxville gets SmartFIX40 next week
Approximately two miles of Interstate 40 in Knoxville will be closed to all traffic for 14 months as TDOT’s SmartFIX40 program gets going. SmartFIX is TDOT’s accelerated repair program which requires a portion of a highway or interstate to be fully closed. This provides a faster turnaround time by maximizing the construction window to a full 24 hours when necessary. TDOT has been getting people ready by advertising (Dolly Parton has a PSA on TV about it) and by setting up detours in advance. If you are traveling east/west or west/east on 40 through Knoxville, you’ll need to take I-640 across the top of the city which only delays the trip by a few minutes.
If you’ve traveled through Knoxville at all in the last several years, you’ve seen the need for repairs and probably seen existing construction. This road closure will be between Exits 388A (James White Parkway) and 389 (Hall of Fame Drive) on I-40.
A few links for those traveling regularly through the area.
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