NR 20-006: Dale Hollow Dam Road closing for repairs to Walker Ridge Road

Nashville District Public Affairs
Published March 26, 2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Dale Hollow Dam Road at the dam in Celina, Tenn., is closing today through April 9, 2020, to repair Walker Ridge Road.  The road is in need of stabilization due to a roadside slide related to excessive spring rains and soaked terrain. (USACE photo by Sondra Carmen)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Dale Hollow Dam Road at the dam in Celina, Tenn., is closing today through April 9, 2020, to repair Walker Ridge Road. The road is in need of stabilization due to a roadside slide related to excessive spring rains and soaked terrain. (USACE photo by Sondra Carmen)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 26, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Dale Hollow Dam Road at the dam in Celina, Tenn., is closing today through April 9, 2020, to repair Walker Ridge Road.  The road is in need of stabilization due to a roadside slide related to excessive spring rains and soaked terrain.

The road has a barricade at the intersection of Walker Ridge Road and Will Terry Road near the south end of the dam. A barricade is also located at the Dale Hollow Dam Road/cut through road intersection at the north end of the dam.

Pedestrians and bicycle traffic are also not allowed across the dam. The closure provides for the safety of visitors and employees as a result of transport of large equipment.

Concerns or questions about the road closure can be addressed to the Dale Hollow Resource Manager’s Office at (931) 243-3136.   

(The public can obtain news, updates and information from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District on the district’s website at www.lrn.usace.army.mil, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/nashvillecorps and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/nashvillecorps.  The public can also follow Dale Hollow Lake on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/dalehollowlake.)


Contact
Bill Peoples
615-478-1646
william.l.peoples@usace.army.mil
or
Lee Roberts
615-390-2581
leon.a.roberts@usace.army.mil

Release no. 20-005