Chickamauga Lock project

Chickamauga Lock plans(click for larger image)

I plan to start documenting the changes being made to the Chickamauga lock. I pass by the lock ever day on my way to and from work, and I have been surprised by some of the work they are doing. On of the biggest changes is that they are totally rerouting traffic through part of the North Chickamauga Creek Green Way. If you click on the drawing you can see in blue where the existing road is and in red were the new road will be.

On the way to work this morning I stopped to take a few pictures. The two pictures on the right show the section of the of the North Chickamauga Creek Green Way that is being turned into the new road.

Here is a link to some background info on the project. It is projected to cost tax payers somewhere around 309 million dollars by the time it is complete. I would be willing to wager that it will be half a billion by the time it is done. Though, from this article it looks like there is some concern about funding after Katrina. Here is the link for that info.

I've also gathered some useful links if anyone is interested in more detail.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Check out their photo gallery)
TVA
Office of Senator Bill Frist

Barge moving through Chickamauga lock