Tag Archives: I-40

Cookeville has received final approval to install gateway monument signs at the Interstate 40 exits on Willow Avenue and Jefferson Avenue. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the signs will read “Cookeville, Home of Tennessee Tech.” He said the project is part of T-DOT’s Gateway Monument program. Ward said TDOT has a significant list of reviews and requirements required for ... Read More »

Rolling roadblocks will again be used Sunday morning along I-40 through Putnam County. T-DOT reports road blocks from the 287 exit at South Jefferson Avenue to Exit 300 in Monterey from 6am-7am Sunday. Utility work will be done during the roadblocks. Drivers urged to use caution and delays are expected. Signage, queue trucks, and law enforcement will be present to ... Read More »

Rolling roadblocks set for early Sunday morning on I-40 through Putnam County. The utility work will impact traffic from 6am-8am, according to T-DOT. The work will be done in both the east and westbound lanes of I-40 between mile markers 290 and 304. T-DOT said delays are expected. “Drivers are encouraged to use caution as they travel through this area,” ... Read More »

Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct rolling roadblocks early Sunday morning allowing utility work along I-40. Motorists should be prepared to stop between exit 290 eastbound and 311 westbound. The work will take place from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Personnel and equipment will be traveling through the work zone during that time. Read More »

If you have plans to travel to Knoxville this afternoon, you may face traffic delays as portions of I-40 are closed due to a Roane County wildfire. The far right lane going westbound is closed near mile marker 343. The road closure is a precaution as the State Department of Forestry tries to contain the fire. According to a state ... Read More »

A tractor-trailer loaded with frozen turkeys caught fire on I-40 Wednesday morning at the 268-mile marker. According to a report from THP, one of the brakes on the trailer locked causing it to overheat and eventually catch fire, burning the trailer and its contents. The tractor was able to disconnect before the trailer could cause damage. There were no injuries ... Read More »

A Hendersonville man is facing felony charges following an incident on Highway 70 Tuesday afternoon. 34-year-old Samuel Quinnton Edwards is charged with felony evading arrest by motor vehicle, felon in possession of a handgun, felony possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, felony possession of a handgun during the commission of a felony, leaving a scene of an accident with injury. According ... Read More »

A Cookeville woman was injured Wednesday morning in an I-40 accident in Putnam County. 61-year-old Marianne Brown was traveling east in a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro when she struck the rear of a 2020 Kenworth Semi-Tractor driven by 65-year-old Ronald Vosekuil of Spartanburg, South Carolina. After striking the vehicle, Brown then ran into a guardrail on the right side of the ... Read More »

A multi-vehicle crash resulting in a fuel spill on I-40 west bound causing traffic delays Wednesday afternoon. The right lane near mile marker 299 closed to traffic due to the accident. No injuries have been reported.   Read More »

The TBI is investigating the circumstances that led to the shooting of a man during an altercation with a deputy of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department Friday night. Preliminary information indicates around 9 p.m. Friday dispatchers received a report of a pickup truck traveling in the wrong direction on I-40 near mile marker 311. A Cumberland County deputy found the ... Read More »