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Council to consider supporting OS request to have state widen SR 61

Posted at 12:43 am March 8, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge City Council on Monday will consider supporting an Oliver Springs request to ask the state to widen nine miles of State Route 61 between Oliver Springs and Harriman, where 114 crashes—some of them fatal—were reported between February 2013 and December 2016.

In a January 24 email, Oliver Springs Mayor Cecil E. Crowe told several city and county mayors that Oliver Springs has asked that State Route 61, which is two lanes, be widened to four.

“This highway project has been discussed for a number of years, but it has lacked the support necessary to get it approved,” Crowe told Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch, Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank, and Roane County Executive Ron Woody. “We need your support to increase the priority of this highway project to reduce accidents, injuries, and fatalities.”

The improvement could boost both the economies in Oak Ridge and Oliver Springs, as well as in Harriman and Anderson, Morgan, and Roane counties, according to Crowe and the Oliver Springs resolution. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Cecil E. Crowe, Harriman, Oak Ridge City Council, Oliver Springs, Ron Woody, SR 61, State Route 61, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Terry Frank, Warren Gooch

Lane closures on I-75 due to bridge work at SR 61

Posted at 12:13 pm September 2, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

Mid-State Construction has notified local officials that Interstate 75 under the State Route 61 bridge at exit 122 will be reduced to one lane in each direction, beginning Tuesday, September 8, at 8 p.m. until Wednesday, September 9, at 6 a.m.

This is part of the ongoing bridge repair project that has one lane in each direction on the bridge over the interstate down to one lane in each direction. The project is scheduled for completion by the end of October.

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events, State Tagged With: bridge repair, bridge work, I-75, Interstate 75, Mid-State Construction, SR 61, State Route 61

TDOT: Long-term lane closures on SR 61 at I-75 start Wednesday

Posted at 10:53 am July 20, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The long-term lane closures on State Route 61 at Interstate 75 are scheduled to start Wednesday, July 22, officials said.

One lane will be closed in both directions for bridge repairs, the Tennessee Department of Transportation announced on Twitter.

This is the bridge that crosses over I-75 in east Clinton on the way to the Museum of Appalachia and Norris. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, State Tagged With: alternate routes, bridge repair, Interstate 75, Norris Bulletin, SR 61, State Route 61, Tennessee Department of Transportation, WYSH Radio

Gas sells for less than $2 per gallon in Clinton, Anderson County

Posted at 8:44 pm January 2, 2015
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Git 'N Go Gas Station in Clinton

Gas was selling for $1.98 per gallon at several stations near Interstate 75 on State Route 61 in Clinton on Thursday, including at this Git ‘N Go Market, right, and at a BP station, left, across the street.

 

Gas was selling for less than $2 per gallon at several gas stations in Clinton and Anderson County on Thursday.

At least three gas stations near Interstate 75 and State Route 61 in Clinton were selling regular unleaded gasoline for $1.98 per gallon. Several other gas stations in Anderson County along SR 61, which turns into Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge, were also selling fuel for $1.98. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Business, Clinton, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: AAA, Anderson County, Clinton, crude oil, Fortune, fuel, Fuel Gauge Report, gas, gas stations, GasBuddy.com, Interstate 75, Oak Ridge Turnpike, regular unleaded, SR 61, State Route 61, United States, Vox

Two taken to UT hospital after five-vehicle crash between Clinton, Oak Ridge

Posted at 11:18 am October 30, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment


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Two people were taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center after a five-vehicle crash on State Highway 61 between Oak Ridge and Clinton on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

The collision occurred at about 3:30 p.m. on SR 61 near Old Tacora Road, in front of Gibbs Ferry Park. According to preliminary information, it appears an elderly female was traveling eastbound on Highway 61 when she drifted across the center line and into oncoming traffic, said Dalya Qualls, public information officer for the Tennessee Department of Safety. The woman attempted to swerve back into her lane when she struck a Chevrolet pickup truck, Qualls said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinton, collision, crash, Dalya Qualls, Gibbs Ferry Park, Oak Ridge, Old Tacora Road, SR 61, State Highway 61, Tennessee Department of Safety, University of Tennessee Medical Center

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