State Route 52 (Corridor J): Clay County
First Project: From State Route 53 to existing State Route 52
Second Project: From existing State Route 52 to 0.4 miles east of the Overton County Line
Project Description
The current proposal to improve State Route 52 from State Route 53 in the city of Celina, Clay County to 0.4 miles east of the Overton County Line was initially identified as a section of a highway system needed in the Upper Cumberland area to provide better access to and economic development of the region. The proposed improvement is on a section of State Route 52 that is part of one of the proposed four-lane routes identified to connect all of Tennessee’s county seats to the interstate system. Recently this section of State Route 52 has also been designated as part of Corridor “J”, one of the federal Appalachian Routes running through Tennessee.
The functional classification of the proposed improvement is a Rural Principal Arterial. Rural Principal Arterials provide roadways of substantial length and capacity that connect rural population centers. The Tennessee Department of Transportation completed a Final Scoping Report in 2003 that listed deficiencies on this current section of highway. These include deficiencies in pavement or shoulder width or both for the length of the proposed improvement. Portions of the roadway have little or no shoulders, follow winding terrain, have some steep grades that result in operational problems for heavy vehicles, and offer limited passing opportunities. The proposed projects will provide a four-lane divided facility with a design speed of 60 mph.
The first project begins at the intersection of State Route 53 and State Route 52 in Celina and continues southeast for 2.8 miles and crosses existing State Route 52.
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The second project begins at the end of the first project and runs generally along the south side of existing State Route 52 tying into the existing route 0.4 miles east of the Overton County Line.
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