TDOT Estimates I-75 Closure To Last Until March 23 - NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather & Sports

JELLICO, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation is estimating that the closure of both southbound lanes on Interstate 75 just below the Kentucky state line will last for a couple of weeks.

TDOT closed the lanes Friday after geotechnical engineers determined that an earthen embankment under the highway is sliding near the Stinking Creek exit at mile marker 144.

The closure is forcing thousands of southbound drivers to take a 26-mile detour through LaFollette to get around the site.

TDOT said on its website that repairs could be completed at the site by March 23.

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