smartfix40 traffic shifts begin tonight

closure of i-40 in knoxville begins in fifteen days

The closure of I-40 in downtown Knoxville begins in just fifteen days on May 1 and tonight the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will begin the first of six major traffic shifts in conjunction with the ongoing SmartFIX40 project.

"Travelers will be noticing a number of changes along the interstates in Knoxville as we move closer to the I-40 closure on May 1," said TDOT Region One Director Fred Corum. "These traffic shifts are necessary to ensure the I-640 and I-275 interchanges are reconfigured and restriped to accommodate larger volumes of traffic that will be generated once the interstate is closed on May 1."