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I-40/James White Parkway/Hall of Fame Drive
A SmartFix Project

Project News Releases
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June 2009
06-12-09: Interstate 40 Reopens In Knoxville 18 days ahead of schedule
06-09-09: SmartFIX40 Re-Opening Ceremony Broadcast Live on Satellite (PDF)
06-03-09: TDOT Invites Public to Participate in Reopening of I-40 in Knoxville
   
May 2009
05-21-09 Fifth Avenue Reopens to Traffic (PDF)
   
April 2009
04-30-09: Fifth Avenue Reopens to Traffic
04-22-09: Traffic Flow Modified on James White Parkway
   
March 2009
03-23-09: Governor Tours SmartFIX
03-06-09: Section of Fourth Avenue Closed For Repairs
   
November 2008
11-14-08: Race to Finish SmartFIX40 Improvements Reaches Half-Way Point
11-12-08: New Section of Fourth Avenue Opens
   
September 2008
09-10-08: Additional Traffic Lanes on I-40 Between Hall of Fame Drive and Cherry Street
   
August 2008
08-13-08: TDOT Wins National Transportation Award
   
June 2008
06-30-08: James White Parkway Permanent Ramp to Open July 2
   
May 2008
05-07-08: Traffic Flow Modified on James White Parkway Ramp to I-40 Eastbound
05-06-08: Fifth Avenue Closed for Bridge Construction
05-01-08: James White Parkway Ramp Opens Early
05-01-08: I-40 in Downtown Knoxville Closed for Reconstruction
   
April 2008
04-30-08: Video News Release - I-40 in Downtown Knoxville Closes for 14 Months
04-30-08: Interstate 40 Traffic Rerouted In Downtown Knoxville
04-29-08: Press Availability Schedule for SmartFIX40 Closure
04-23-08: One Week Away From I-40 Closure in Downtown Knoxville
04-15-08: SmartFIX40 Traffic Shifts Begin Tonight
04-07-08: Traffic Flow Changed on Greenway Drive
   
March 2008
03-13-08: James White Parkway Ramp To Close Temporarily
03-11-08: Signs Going Up in Preparation for May I-40 Closure
03-04-08: TDOT Distributes One of a Kind SmartFIX40 Poster
   
February 2008
02-01-08: Countdown to the I-40 Closure Continues
   
September 2007
09-21-07: James White Parkway Reopens
09-19-07: James White Parkway Reopening Ceremony
09-18-07: James White Parkway To Reopen
09-07-07: New Church Avenue Bridge Opens
09-05-07: James White Parkway Will Be Closed For First UT Home Game (statewide advisory)
09-05-07: James White Parkway Will Be Closed For First UT Home Game (Tri-Cities advisory)
   
August 2007
08-30-07: Central Street Reopens in Knoxville
08-29-07: James White Parkway Will Remain Closed During Boomsday
   
July 2007
07-05-07: Utility Work Will Close A Section of Central Avenue
   
June 2007
06-21-07: Eurasian Delegates Tour TDOT’s SmartFIX40
   
May 2007
05-24-07: Permanent Changes to Magnolia Avenue Scheduled for Tuesday
05-01-07: Only One Year Away From the Closure of I-40 in Knoxville
   
April 2007
04-05-07: West End of East Fifth Avenue Closes
 
March 2007
03-30-07: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Visits Smartfix40 Project
 
January 2007
01-04-07: James White Parkway Bridge To Be Demolished
   
December 2006
12-14-06: New Hall of Fame Drive Opens
12-14-06: James White Parkway Closes
12-11-06: TDOT Hosting Ceremony for Opening of New Hall of Fame Drive
   
November 2006
11-29-06: Church Avenue Bridge Closes
11-02-06: New I-40 Hall of Fame Drive - Broadway Exit Ramp Opens
   
October 2006
10-27-06: Summit Hill Drive Open To Traffic
10-13-06: Westbound I-40 Lane Change between Rutledge Pike and Cherry Street
   
September 2006
09-28-06: Interstate 40 Lane Closure Scheduled For This Weekend
09-08-06: Fifth Avenue Ramp To Interstate 40 East Closing For Safety Concerns
   
August 2006
08-11-06: Fifth Avenue Ramp To Interstate 40 East Closing For Safety Concerns
   
July 2006
07-24-06: Temporary clearance decrease for Summit Hill Bridge over James White Parkway
   

May 2006

05-17-06: Gay Street At Magnolia Avenue Closing Until Fall
05-05-06: East Fifth Avenue in Knoxville to Close Temporarily
   
February 2006
02-28-06: Glenwood Avenue Bridge Closing for Nine Months
02-23-06: Summit Hill Bridge Implosion Closes James White Parkway  (video clip 1 - video clip 2)
02-14-06: TDOT’S SmartFIX40 Summit Hill Detour Map Now Available
02-09-06: Summit Hill Bridge And Entrance Ramp Closing February 21, 2006
   
November 2005
11-28-05: Summit Hill Entrance Ramp to James White Parkway Closure
11-17-05: Summit Hill Drive Entrance Ramp to James White Parkway Closing Permanently
   
October 2005
10-27-05: Entrance Ramp at James White Parkway Closing
   
September 2005
09-20-05: Randolph Street Closing Permanently Thursday
   
August 2005
08-18-05: TDOT Opens SmartFIX40 Community Center and Project Office
   
July 2005
07-06-05: SmartFIX40 Downtown Knoxville Begins! - Revised July 8
 
June 2004
06-14-04: TDOT Launches SmartFIX40 Brand
 
March 2004
03-08-04: Details of Future I-40 Widening Project Announced