Chattanooga, TN – According to the statement, motorists on I-26 in Unicoi County should take note of a revised traffic restriction affecting oversized vehicles.
As of Wednesday, October 30, I-26 has reopened to all standard traffic, though overweight vehicles and any wider than 10 feet are now prohibited on this route.
This update modifies the previous restriction, which applied to vehicles wider than 12 feet, due to a section on the bridge unable to accommodate larger trucks without risking damage to the curbing and delineators.
I-26 remains reduced to a single lane between mile markers 39 and 40 in Erwin.
While standard width and weight commercial vehicles are permitted, overweight and over-dimension vehicles are required to follow the detour via I-81 and I-77.