U.S. 129 Slide Repair Update for July 7 Rock slide repairs expected to be finished this week.
Crews are working on the final phase of the rock slide repairs on U.S. 129/State Route 115 in Blount County and plan to reopen the road completely this weekend, three weeks ahead of schedule. Tennessee Department of Transportation emergency contractor Pacific Blasting & Demolition removed a total of 236 truckloads of rock from the site over the course of a week. Installation of the wire mesh in the slide area was completed on Tuesday. Workers will now focus on installing guardrail, paving and striping the roadway, weather permitting.
Up to date information on the U.S. 129 rock slide removal/stabilizationproject is available on the TDOT website atwww.tn.gov/tdot/US129Rockslide/default.htm, where you can view a live camera feed of work ongoing at the site as well as video and photos from the project.
Currently, U.S. 129/SR-115 is closed from just past the Foothills Parkway to the Tabcat Bridge. A short section of U.S. 129 between the TabcatBridge and the North Carolina state line, known as "The Dragon", is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; however no through traffic is allowed at the rock slide site at any time. Detours remain in place to allow motorists to get around the rock slide repair area.
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