Countdown starts for Dixie Lee revamp

Dixie Lee Junction construction revamp began Jan. 4. Mark Nagi, Community Relations Officer for Region I of Tennessee Department of Transportation, said motorists should expect small delays at different times in the coming months, as happened above on Friday morning, Jan. 13. Completion date, Nagi said, is on or before Nov. 30, 2018. Penalty for exceeding the date is $1,000 per day. Whaley & Sons, Inc. was project low bidder at $3,496,631.