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Work from November 1, 2008 to November 8, 2008
- The Contractor will be installing permanent signs throughout the project.
- Placement of permanent pavement markings will start on Wednesday, November 5.
- Installation of asphaltic plug for bridge joints will start on Wednesday, November 5.
Traffic Control
- There will be single lane closures for placement of permanent pavement markings.
- There will be single lane closures during installation of asphaltic plug for bridge joints.
General Project Description
The National Park Service in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration – Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division has started the rehabilitation of the Gatlinburg Spur of the Foothills Parkway (US 441) between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, including roadside pullouts and side roads. Improvements include milling and overlay of existing pavement, and repairing structurally deficient pavement sections on the 4.6 miles of the Northbound and Southbound Spur Road; overlay of the connecting road aprons and pull offs; shoulder construction/repair; minor grade change of the Southbound lanes at the Husky Grove Bridge; minor reconfiguration of the Spur Road/King Branch Intersection; drainage chase work within the tunnel; repairing of the existing tunnel lighting system; guardrail repair, replacement and installation of new guardrail; slide area scaling and debris removal; pipe rehabilitation; repointing stone masonry; overlay of existing paved waterways; repairing damaged bridge girders; replacement of traffic signs, pavement markings, traffic control and other work.
Construction began on November 5, 2007, and is expected to be complete in March of 2009.
The work will require various temporary single lane closures throughout the entirety of the project. Please refer to the above traffic control section for weekly details.
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