The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced this week that emergency repairs are scheduled to begin Monday on the Broad Street Bridge, which suffered structure damage from Hurricane Helene.
Since the bridge’s closure in late September much of the Broad Street traffic has been diverted through downtown Elizabethton and on other routes. It has caused an inconvenience for motorists traveling to and from Stoney Creek, Hampton, Roan Mountain, and other places.
The contract for the bridge repairs is TDOT’s second progressive design-built contract, and…