TDOT Awards Emergency Contract for State Route 66 Landslide Repair in Hawkins County

KNOXVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Transportation has awarded an emergency contract to repair a landslide on State Route 66 in Hawkins County. The slide occurred between New Life Road and Clinch Valley Road on Sunday, February 24.
 
Summers-Taylor, Inc. was awarded the contract at a cost of $15,184,562.00. The contract includes the reinforcement of State Route 66 with soil nails and shotcrete in order to stabilize the existing roadway. This repair project is scheduled to be complete on or before October 15, 2019.
 
Currently, State Route 66 remains closed in both directions. During the closure, all traffic will be detoured. Message boards are in place to alert motorists to the road closure. Drivers are advised to plan ahead and seek alternate routes.
 
Detours are as follows.
From SR 70 or SR 66 in Rogersville:
Take SR 1 South (US 11W) to SR 31 North in Mooresburg, then SR 33 North to SR 70 North
 
From SR 66 in Sneedville and SR 70 in Kyles Ford:
Take SR 33 South to SR 31 South in Sneedville, then SR 1 (US 11W) in North Mooresburg to SR 70 North in Rogersville
 
Motorists can get real-time travel information and traffic conditions online at www.TNSmartWay.com/Traffic or by dialing 511 from any landline or cellular phone.