A section of Neyland Drive will be closed for construction this weekend.
Starting at 4 a.m. Oct. 24, Neyland Drive will be closed between Jacob Drive and Joan Cronan Way while crews remove and replace the existing railroad crossing. The work is expected to be finished by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 25, according to a Tennessee Department of Transportation news release.
Signs will direct drivers to roads on the University of Tennessee campus to bypass the work zone. Drivers can also use Interstate 40 and Alcoa Highway as alternate routes.
Other Knoxville weekend highway ramp closures
Crews have been performing inspections on several bridges in the Knoxville area since Oct. 19, and will continue daily inspections through Oct. 28, TDOT spokesperson Mark Nagi said.
On Oct. 24 and Oct. 25, the Interstate 275
southbound ramp to Interstate 40 East will be closed between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Drivers on I-275 South are advised to follow I-40 West to I-640 East to I-40 East. Drivers may use the Henley Street or Western Avenue ramps from I-275 South to access downtown Knoxville and the James White Parkway.
On Oct. 26 and Oct. 27, the right lane of the Henley Street northbound ramp through the tunnel will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
On Oct. 28, the ramp from I-40 East at Exit 388 (Henley Street) that brings drivers to Western Avenue just west of downtown will be closed between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Drivers on I-40 East are advised to take Exit 387 (17th Street) to access Western Avenue. The ramp to Henley Street will remain accessible from Exit 388.
Anthony Nicotera covers public safety for Knox News. Email: anthony.nicotera@knoxnews.com
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