Road closures and hazards in Hamilton County

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security updated their list of roads that are closed or have limited access.

They said that Highway 153 at the Chickamauga Dam is now open in both directions.

There have been numerous reports of wires and trees down and road hazards.

HCEMS shared this message, “EPB and emergency services are clearing roadways as quickly as possible. To allow crews leeway, please keep non-essential travel to a minimum through this afternoon and early evening.”

The following locations are closed or have limited access:

  • 531 Acorn Court
  • 3449 Whitney Street – wires down
  • 1165 Pineville Road – wires down
  • 4100 N Access Road – hazard reported
  • 500 Shallowford Road – hazard reported
  • 62 Bohr Drive – hazard reported
  • 5705 Middle Valley Road – wires down
  • 1127 W Fairfax Drive – hazard reported
  • 940 Ashland Terrace – wires down
  • 4500 Delashmitt Road – wires down
  • Sandswitch at Old Lower Mill Road – wires down
  • 500 Acorn Court – wires down
  • 911 Ely Road – wires down
  • 300 Candle Light Drive – wires down
  • W 11th at Broad Street – hazard reported
  • 212 Compress Street – wires down
  • Hixson Pike at Ozark Road – wires down
  • Mountain Creek Road at Runyan Drive – hazard reported
  • 2914 Haywood Avenue
  • 112 Woodlawn Drive – hazard reported
  • 3926 Azalean Drive – wires down
  • Dwight Avenue at Oak Street – wires down
  • 1703 Union Avenue – wires down
  • 1701 Ellyn Lane – wires down
  • 1300  Dodds Avenue – hazard reported
  • 824 Endicott Street – wires down
  • Belvoir Avenue at Brainerd Road – hazard reported
  • 2020 Gunbarrel Road – hazard reported
  • Roanoke Avenue / Wilcox Boulevard – hazard reported
  • Thrushwood Drive at Intermont Drive – wires down
  • 129 Valleybrook Circle – wires down
  • 1600 Bailey Avenue – wires down
  • Old Ringgold Road at S Crest Road – hazard reported
  • W Road – CLOSED, wires down
  • N Seminole Drive at Donna Lane – wires down
  • 4305 Cain Avenue – wires down
  • Wilson Street at N Hawthorne Street – wires down
  • 4609 Locksley Lane – wires down
  • 1000 S Scenic Highway – rock slide
  • 8726 Igou Gap Road – unknown hazard

Many other incidents have already been cleared.

 

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