TDOT will hold a public meeting Sept. 15 as the proposed new Sevier-Jefferson county interchange advances through environmental review
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (Smokies.LIVE Travel Center) — A highway project that has been discussed for years is moving another step closer to reality.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting Sept. 15 on the proposed I-40 Exit 408, a new interchange planned between Sevier and Jefferson counties.
The meeting will run from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sevierville Convention Center, with the public invited to ask questions and provide input on the project’s purpose, need and alternatives under consideration.
The proposed interchange would be located about 1.75 miles east of existing Exit 407 and would use a Diverging Diamond Interchange design.
Plans also call for a new north-south connector road linking East Dumplin Valley Road with State Route 139, or Douglas Dam Road. The connector would be approximately 1.59 miles long and designed to accommodate future traffic.
The project is currently undergoing an Environmental Assessment as required under the National Environmental Policy Act because federal transportation funding is involved.
Public comments submitted or postmarked by Oct. 6 will be included in the official meeting summary and considered as the environmental review continues.
For drivers and residents who have watched the Exit 408 proposal develop over the years, the project remains a long-term undertaking — but it is now advancing through a formal planning and environmental process.
TDOT’s current 10-year plan schedules construction to begin in fiscal year 2030.
Public meeting: Sept. 15, 5-7 p.m.
Location: Sevierville Convention Center, Ballrooms A and B
Address: 202 Gists Creek Road, Sevierville
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A lot more information about what additional businesses are planned should be forthcoming before spending millions of dollars on an exit