CITY of ALCOA, TENNESSEE COMMISSION CHAMBERS Call to Order Mayor Form

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THOUSANDS OF YOU PASSING THESE ORANGE CONES EACH - AND EVERY DAY ALONG ALCOA HIGHWAY. LORI: CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS STRETCH FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS -- LEAVING SOME OF YOU WONDERING WHEN THEY'LL BE FINISHED. TODAY, T-DOT TELLING US THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE THAN HALFWAY DONE. THE PROJECT IS SET TO WRAP UP ON TIME - NEXT NOVEMBER. THE TOTAL ALCOA IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS SPLIT INTO FOUR SECTIONS. THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE FIRST SECTION -- FROM SOUTH OF MALONEY ROAD TO WOODSON DRIVE. THEY'RE WIDENING ONE POINT FOUR MILES OF HIGHWAY AND ADDING AN INTERCHANGE AT MALONEY ROAD. WATE SIX ON YOUR SIDE REPORTER BLAKE STEVENS SPEAKING TO A LOCAL BUSINESS ABOUT THE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. AS LIVE IN THIS SECTION OF THE ALCOA HIGHWAY PROJECT AIMS TO WIDEN THE HIGHWAY TO SIX LANES, THREE ON EACH SIDE, AND ADD AN INTERCHANGE. AND ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE INCONVENANT FOR SOME BUSINESS OWNERS AND PEOPLE DRIVING BY, THE TDOT WEBSITE SAYS WHEN IT'S COMPLETED, IT WILL ALLOW MORE CARS FROM ALCOA TO KNOXVILLE