Tennessee Department of Transportation announces that it will be closing the State Route 145 Auburntown Road Bridge over Rush Creek to traffic beginning Wednesday. The close is expected to last three weeks. The Jones Brothers Construction had been working on this project and hadn’t needed to close the bridge until Wednesday. The existing metal bridge of unknown age will be replaced with a pre-cast concrete bridge during the three week project. Locke Creek Road is the most common bypass for that section. Message boards will be installed to give information on detours prior to beginning the project and throughout the closure. Motorists should use caution and be alert to construction equipment and vehicles within the work zone. The bridge should reopen by June 29, 2016 Estimated project completion date is July 2016.
