SmartFIX40 Closure - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Title: SmartFIX40 Closure


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Project Briefings
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Total Project Summary Information

• COST
• Construction Cost  190 Million
• Additional contractor incentives (potential) 
  13 Million
• ROADWAY
• Mainline (freeway)  2.5 miles
• City Streets  4.0 miles
• Ramps / Frontage Roads  5.2 miles
• STRUCTURES
• 25 bridges
• 1 cut-and-cover tunnel
• 31 retaining walls
• 7530 linear feet of noise barriers
• TRAFFIC
• ADT 103,000 vehicles

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Downtown Knoxville
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What will be done during the closure?
Phase IV by the numbers

• I-40 widened to 6 through lanes
• 4 auxiliary lanes
• 9 Bridges
• 14 Retaining walls
• 3 Noise walls
• 5 Existing bridges will be demolished
• 7 New ramps
• 12 Side roads will be completed

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Why close I-40?
Time! Time! Time!

• Closing and rerouting I-40, eliminates 2 3
  years of construction time, greatly reducing the
  impact on the community and local economy
• Reduces the chance for stopped or slow moving
  traffic, reducing vehicle emissions

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Approximately 200 signs must be changed, removed
or modified for the closure of I-40
LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY
Downtown Univ of Tenn
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Utilizing Innovative Techniques Huge Time
Savings
Downtown Univ of Tenn
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EXIT 385
Existing I-40 East approaching I-640/I-75
NORTH
EAST
Knoxville
Lexington
EAST
1 ¼ MILE

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Existing striping layout of I-40 East _at_ I-640/75
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EXIT 385
DETOUR NORTH
NORTH
EAST
Asheville
EAST
DETOUR EAST
Lexington Univ of Tenn Downtown
EAST
1 ¼ MILE
1 ¼ MILE
Lexington

Knoxville
Traffic in new lanes during closure
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Existing striping to be removed repainted to
carry 3 lanes onto I-640
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I-40 / I-640 Interchange West Side
uModify I-40 EB ramp to I-640 EB to 3
lanes uModify I-640 WB ramp to I-40 WB to 3
lanes uReduce I-40 WB to 2 lanes from downtown
past I-640 uReduce I-40 EB to 2 lanes towards
downtown over I-640
To Downtown
To Papermill Dr.
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I-40 / I-275 Interchange - Downtown
uI-40 EB (I-75 NB) ramp to I-275 NB modified to 2
lanes from I-40 uI-40 lane drop at Henley off
ramp u1 lane continues to James White Parkway
(I-40 until May 1)
Western Ave.
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I-40 / I-640 Interchange East Side
uI-40 WB ramp to I-640 WB modified to 3
lanes uI-640 EB to I-40 EB ramp modified to 3
lanes uI-40 EB reduced to 1 lane past I-640 WB
ramp
To Asheville Hwy
To Downtown
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Sequence of Events 6 Major Traffic Shifts

• Variety of sign and lane designation changes
• Traffic shifts will happen at night
• Weather permitting
• Plan subject to change

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Sequence of Events 6 Major Traffic Shifts
1201 AM May 1, 2008

• Install left lane closure on I-40 westbound
  between Cherry Street and Hall of Fame Drive
  diverting any I-40 westbound traffic into
  downtown onto Hall of Fame Drive
• Uncover Interstate Ends signs
• Close I-40 eastbound at James White Parkway exit
  ramp diverting any traffic into downtown onto
  James White Parkway

• Variety of sign and lane designation changes
• Traffic shifts will happen at night
• Weather permitting
• Plan subject to change

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DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE ADVISORY
CLOSED XX MILES
AHEAD LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY
Metro and Rural
THRU TRAFFIC ONLY
DETOUR
20x14
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GPS Mapping Motorists Information
Welcome Centers Rest Areas I-81 TN/VA Sullivan
Co. I-40 TN/NC Cocke Co. I-75 TN/KY Campbell
Co. I-75 TN/GA Hamilton Co. I-24 TN/GA Hamilton
Co. I-40 Smith Co. I-40 Jefferson Co. I-81 Greene
Co. I-81 Jefferson Co. I-40 Cumberland Co.
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• Project Poster
• 3,000 High Traffic Businesses
• Hotels/Motels
• Restaurants
• Doctors Offices
• Retail
• Airport
• Banks
• Schools

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Outreach Plan

• TV Radio PSAs in Knoxville, Tri-Cities,
  Nashville Chattanooga
• Community Briefings E-mail list
• Special Media Coverage (News Sentinel, WBIR TV,
  WNOX AM/FM)
• Press availabilities (Press Conferences, Media
  Kits, News Releases)
• Bulk Mailings
• UT Sports / Bristol Motor Speedway

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Knoxville Version
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Questions?
www.smartfix40.com (865) 329-GO40 (4640)