A Portion Of "The Dragon" will reopen soon

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will reopen an 11-mile stretch of U.S. 129/SR115 in Blount County known as “The Dragon” on Monday, April 12 at 8:00 a.m. The stretch of U.S. 129 from the Tabcat Bridge to the North Carolina state line will be open to traffic each day between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The section of U.S. 129 from just past the Foothills Parkway to the Tabcat Bridge will remain closed as crews work to remove a rockslide that closed the roadway in March.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will provide traffic enforcement and Graham County, North Carolina will provide emergency response along the open section of U.S. 129 during daylight hours.

Motorists are advised that emergency response will be limited in the area. Law enforcement will have zero tolerance for traffic law violations and will diligently enforce the area.

U.S. 129 will be closed to traffic at the North Carolina state line at 8:00 p.m. each night until 8:00 a.m. the next day. The roadway will remain closed to commercial traffic and large RVs.

And while we're at it, US 64 from Ducktown to Cleveland will be open in a few days also:

Equipment will be removed from the U.S. 64 rockslide site beginning Monday, April 12 so paving operations can begin. To the delight of local residents and Ocoee outfitters, U.S. 64 in Polk County will be back open to traffic on Friday, April 16.

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