South Chickamauga Creek Greenway closing for wastewater improvements

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) —  The South Chickamauga Creek Greenway will soon be closed temporarily for wastewater improvements.

The City of East Ridge said they were notified by the Chattanooga Wastewater Department of a “significant infrastructure project to improve wastewater.”

South Chickamauga Creek Greenway Closure / City of East Ridge

The project will consist of the construction of two 1.5 million gallon above ground storage tanks.

These tanks will be located at 6000 Cornelison Road, which is adjacent to Camp Jordan.

The South Chickamauga Creek Greenway will be closed from the access point at Camp Jordan to the Brainerd Road Trailhead, located at Greenway View Drive.

“This project will only close about 900 linear feet of the South Chickamauga Greenway at its very south end, where the greenway crosses under I-75.  All portions outside of that will remain open, over 10.5 contiguous miles from the Riverwalk to the I-75 underpass,” said Mark Heinzer, Administrator of the Wastewater Department.

This closure will last from November 18, 2024 until the Summer of 2027.

The City of East Ridge will close and lock the gate over the bridge at Camp Jordan Park.