Rock Slide Blocks Road For At Least 2 Months
Cleanup Expected To Take 3,000 Dumptruck Loads
POSTED: 11:59 am CST November 16,
2009
UPDATED: 12:30 pm CST November 16,
2009
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- A stretch of Highway 64 near Chattanooga will not reopen for at least two months while the debris is cleared away from a rock slide.
On Nov. 10, a rock slide closed the highway in both directions in Polk County.A Tennessee Department of Transportation engineer said there are about 3,000 dump truckloads of material to be removed.
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Previous Stories:
- November 11, 2009: Another Rock Slide Hampers E. Tenn. Travel
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