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Tennessee Department of Transportation plan offers look at new Sevier County I-40 exit
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s recently revealed 10-year plan is giving us a look at an upcoming project aimed at reducing traffic at Sevier County’s I-40 exit 407, also called the “Gateway to Adventure.”
Concerns arose after Buc-ee’s opened a location at exit 407, marking the beginning of a multi-year project to make the exit a hub for tourists and visitors. Some have said that the exit is becoming harder to use due to an increase in traffic.
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The 408 exit, being called by TDOT the “Sevier Interstate 40 Interchange at Winfield Dunn Parkway” project, is expected to cost $188.9 million dollars, with 30% of that money coming from the state’s Transportation Modernization Act.
Preliminary engineering is scheduled, according to TDOT, for 2025, with construction set for 2030.
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