Rhea County reports more trouble on mountain stretch of Highway 68

SPRING CITY, Tennessee (WDEF) – Spring City was devastated by the flooding Piney River over the weekend.

Now the Sheriff’s Office is reporting more trouble on Highway 68/ Wassom Memorial Highway.

The road links Grandview on top of the mountain to Spring City below.

Last Spring, a section of that same road cracked and then slid off the side of the mountain.

It took TDOT weeks to complete the repairs.

Then on Sunday, deputies got reports of more cracks.

This time it is between Bill Cox Lane and Garland Lane on the side of the mountain.

TDOT crews have checked out the area and have narrowed it to one lane .

They have set up temporary traffic lights to restrict traffic to one lane.

The highway is the only connection for Grandview residents to reach to valley on this side of the mountain.