New Cameras Installed on SmartFIX40 Project
Time Lapse Cameras Show Construction Progress

Knoxville, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has installed two high definition digital webcam systems on the SmartFIX40 project that will allow anyone with a computer and internet access to view progress on the $190 million construction project in downtown Knoxville.

The cameras can be viewed by going to the SmartFIX40 website at www.smartfix40.com. Each camera takes a new image approximately every 15 minutes. Each image is then archived into a calendar that can be accessed to monitor construction progress. Also unique is a time lapse function that shows the entire construction process as it unfolds. One camera has been erected near the Signature Bridge spanning I-40 on Hall of Fame Drive facing downtown. The other camera has been erected near James White Parkway facing east toward the new three-level interchange (see below).

Camera 1: Northwest corner of Signature Bridge, facing downtown Knoxville

Camera 2: James White Pkwy / I-40 East, facing new three-level interchange

SmartFIX40 is an accelerated construction process involving the complete closure of a primary roadway to allow around-the-clock work that is uninterrupted by traffic in order to dramatically shorten construction time, thereby reducing the long-term inconvenience to motorists.

During the SmartFIX40 project, I-40 traffic through Knoxville will be rerouted onto I-640 for 14 months beginning May 2008. Local traffic will have access to downtown at all times during this closure. The closure of I-40 will avoid more than two years of traffic delays, lane closures and other frustrations by allowing construction crews to work on roadways and bridges without traffic.