Roadwork this week: Lane restrictions on SR-28 and bridge closures countywide

Both lanes of SR-24 are closed at LM 15.06 to LM 15.6 in the Crossville area for a bridge replacement over the Obed River, and county notices say the closure “will remain in place for the duration of the project.” The SR-24 limits run from the Crossville city limits to the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and School, and the posted detour is along SR-462 and SR-1, per the Feb. 25, 2026 3B Media News traffic advisory.

Work on SR-28 (US-127) north of I-40 is active under Mid-State Construction Company, Inc., project code CNZ206, with limits from LM 17.8 to LM 22.7 near Potato Farm Road. Mid-State’s contractor feed reports bridge construction, paving and ongoing grading in those limits and warns that “temporary lane closures and/or periodic traffic stoppages will be necessary for construction activities.” The contractor also scheduled to close Lawson Road at the intersection of Cline Road to install a drainage pipe beginning on 02/23/26, and “a detour has been posted to utilize Tabor Loop. Flaggers and advanced warning signs will accompany any closures.”

A separate stretch of SR-28 (US-127 S.) is under a Jones Bros. Contractors utility work entry, CNV009, database ID [2025-659], running between LM 0.44 and LM 5.94 between Lowes Gap Road and Willard Brown Road. That entry lists northbound and southbound lane closures and a defined work window of 10/30/25 through 02/25/2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Jones Bros. record instructs that “Motorists should reduce speed and be prepared to stop. Arrow board/message boards, flaggers, and barrels/cones will be present, 10/30/25 through 02/25/2026 from 9 am – 2 pm.”

The 3B Media News advisory, which aggregated contractor submissions from Mid-State and Jones Bros., cautioned that multiple projects “will affect daytime and overnight travel this week.” That advisory and the contractor records provide the traffic-control expectations for Crossville-area commuters: posted detours on SR-462 and SR-1 for SR-24, a Tabor Loop detour for Lawson Road, and flaggers, arrow boards and message boards through the SR-28 work zones. 3B Media News also reproduced the contractor guidance that “Motorists should use caution when traveling through the work zone as traffic patterns change.”

Separately, Cumberland County in Pennsylvania is preparing to close two county-owned bridges beginning March 2 for deck and structural work. FOX43 reported the county’s press release naming Grahams Bridge, which carries Bridge Road over Conodoguinet Creek in Upper Frankford and West Pennsboro townships and was built in 1961, and Foxlea Bridge, which carries Beacon Hill Boulevard over Yellow Breeches Creek in Lower Allen Township and Fairview Township, York County, and was built in 1970. The county said “Both bridges are set to receive new decks, waterproofing membranes and expansion joints. Maintenance crews will also work on abutments, beams and piers as part of the project.” Grahams Bridge “sees about 1,200 daily vehicles” and is slated to reopen on May 31, while Foxlea Bridge “has an estimated 1,700 daily vehicles” and is scheduled to reopen on June 30.

The Pennsylvania work is part of Cumberland County’s Bridge Capital Improvement Plan that “includes over $40 million worth of replacement or repairs on the county’s stock of 28 bridges.” FOX43 noted the county bundled the two projects into a single contract “a practice that reduces overall costs,” and that the county awarded that contract to Lobar Site Development in January for a total cost of $992,492.

As background context for regional planning, the FAMPO and Cumberland County Comprehensive Transportation Plan (Sept. 2022) lists longer-term highway recommendations such as NC 24/27 widening R-2529, Stoney Point Road widening H111247, Rockfish Road widening U-6072A, and multiple I-95 widening segments including H129200-D&E and I-5986A. Those items are planning-level projects rather than immediate traffic advisories, but they outline capacity and modernization priorities in the broader Cumberland County planning area.

Expect lane restrictions and periodic stoppages on SR-28, a continuing full closure on SR-24 at the Obed River, and firm March 2 closures for the two Pennsylvania bridges; contractors and county officials have posted detours and traffic-control measures and advise motorists to follow posted signage.