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'Superload' Will Block Traffic on I-24 Tonight

'Superload' Will Block Traffic on I-24 Tonight
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Oct. 20, 2016 | NASHVILLE, TN
By West Kentucky Star Staff Oct. 20, 2016 | 07:02 PM | NASHVILLE, TN
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be escorting a superload Thursday night through Tennessee on I-24 eastbound. The load will take up more than two lanes of traffic, which could create significant congestion. Drivers are advised to expect delays and consider alternate routes.

TDOT says the superload is expected to cross into Tennessee from Kentucky Thursday evening and travel through the night. North of Nashville, the superload will detour around downtown Nashville via Briley Parkway eastbound before re-entering I-24 via I-40 westbound. The superload will then take I-24 to I-75 to Georgia.

The superload’s maximum travel speed is 60 miles per hour. The load is 100 feet long, 24 and a half feet wide, and weighs158,000 pounds.

TDOT says it will be monitoring the superload at its regional Transportation Management Centers in Nashville and Chattanooga. Overhead message signs and portable message boards will be used to alert drivers of congestion along the route.
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