The Tennessee Department of Transportation now expects work on the section of the Alcoa Highway Corridor Project from Woodson Drive to Cherokee Trail to be finished in Spring 2030.

Crews began working on this section in July 2023. At the time, 6 News reported that the section was projected to be finished in Fall 2027. The timeline was adjusted after engineers determined that there needed to be more wall enforcement near the Woodson Drive interchange to ensure long-term stability, TDOT said Thursday.

Drivers should continue to expect rolling roadblocks and other traffic control measures.

Yowza! It's an experience getting from South of the river (Alcoa Hwy side) and Blount County to UT Hospital. It's all in the timing or leaving an hour early.