North and South bound 75 closed in Tennessee

[All Blue]

Didn't see a thread on this but since Friday night both north and south bound lanes at the 160 mile marker in Tennessee have been closed due to a rock slide. This is around Jelico mountain I believe. They are saying it could be closed for weeks.

Edited February 28, 2016 by All Blue

[75center]

Wow! With spring breaks coming up that's going to be a mess.

[nWo]

Southbound and northbound lanes on I-75 will be blocked for several days near the Kentucky-Tennessee border due to a rockslide.

 

The closure is expected to be "long term," according to Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesperson Mark Nagi, after the slide was discovered in Campbell County, Tennessee Friday afternoon.

 

"Long Term" Closure on I-75 Near State Line due to Rockslide - LEX18.com | Continuous News and StormTracker Weather

[All Blue]

But my question is how in today's time can a major artery be shut down for weeks over a rock slide.

[nWo]

The lex18 report says days not weeks.

[Clyde]

Two miles from where it happened a few years ago.

[Watusi]

That traffic is going to be brutal on the detour.

 

 

But here is the guys I feel sorry for...

 

"Wide loads will need to detour in at Exit 29 in Kentucky to US 25E and take the Cumberland Gap Tunnel in Bell County into Tennessee."

 

That Exit 29 is in Corbin, and they have to travel through Barboursville and Middlesboro to get to that tunnel, and then it isn't a cake walk to get back to I75. That is going to be a loss of several hours, minimum.

[PepRock01]

I have to be in Knoxville on Friday for a meeting too. Dagnabbit.

[GaViking]

Planned on traveling south on 1-75 next week. Heard the detour is 32 miles long on a 2 lane mountain road. If you have to travel south, I would take an alternate route. Received this information from locals who live in the area

[sportsfan41]

Planned on traveling south on 1-75 next week. Heard the detour is 32 miles long on a 2 lane mountain road. If you have to travel south, I would take an alternate route. Received this information from locals who live in the area

 

See if you can just take Guru's private jet.

[OlDog75]

The TDOT SmartWay map nWo gave us a link to indicates it will take until March 21 to open that stretch up.

[Watusi]

[Watusi]

[mcpapa]

Planned on traveling south on 1-75 next week. Heard the detour is 32 miles long on a 2 lane mountain road. If you have to travel south, I would take an alternate route. Received this information from locals who live in the area

 

Semi traffic should be interesting.

[All Blue]

Is this what happened? If so wow, can't see how a month would fill that hole up.