TDOT: Highway 27 landscaping project to begin this spring

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced an upcoming landscaping project along U.S. Highway 27 in Hamilton County.

TDOT awarded the project to Stansell Electric Company, Inc. of Knoxville for more than $3 million.

This project will extend from 6th Street to Riverfront Parkway on Highway 27.

The contractor will plant trees, shrubs, prairie grasses, wildflowers and other ground cover crops.

Additionally, they will install an irrigation system.

Landscaping project. Tennessee Department of Transportation

Construction will begin in the spring of 2024. TDOT expects construction to be completed in December 2025.

“This landscaping project is the first of its kind, and we’re delighted it’s been let to construction,” Assistant Chief Engineer/Region 2 Director Daniel Oliver said. “Our partnership with the Tennessee Interstate Conservancy has played a critical role in the advancement of this project,” he continued. “Upon completion, the project will beautify an important corridor in the Chattanooga area and enhance the natural scenic beauty of the Tennessee landscape.”

TDOT said construction crews will make every effort to minimize an impact on drivers.