Beginning at 7 PM on Thursday, August 29, 2024 and then overnight, traffic at the corner of ML King Drive, Wilcox Drive and Lincoln Street will increase greatly.
The southbound lane of John B. Dennis Bypass across the Holston River on the other side of Eastman is closing for construction. Southbound traffic will be detoured onto Lincoln Street, up to the entrance to Riverview at the Eastman Headquarters, then left on Wilcox Drive, and down Wilcox to the John B. Dennis Bypass/Sullivan Gardens Parkway/I-26 intersection.
The detour is only in effect until 6 AM on Friday, but overnight traffic will be affected going into Riverview and the 'Cross Town' area. If you have to use the intersection of MLK Drive, Wilcox Drive, Lincoln Street, and East Sullivan Street at the railroad underpass, there may be slight delays. You know how the red lights are there.
The map below has the affected area circled in red.
