NR 20-012: Closure of Bell Road scheduled at J. Percy Priest Dam

Nashville District Public Affairs
Published May 12, 2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Bell Road across J. Percy Priest Dam is closing 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, May 18-20, 2020, for routine operational maintenance. (USACE Photo

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Bell Road across J. Percy Priest Dam is closing 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, May 18-20, 2020, for routine operational maintenance. (USACE Photo)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 12, 2020) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Bell Road across J. Percy Priest Dam is closing 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, May 18-20, 2020, for routine operational maintenance.

Pedestrians and bicycle traffic are also not allowed across the dam during the closure of the roadway.  The Stones River Greenway Trailhead, Overlook, and Right Bank Tailwater areas will remain open during this road closure.

Commuters are encouraged to plan alternate routes during this time. 

For more information or to ask questions about the closure, please contact the J. Percy Priest Lake Resource Manager’s Office at 615-889-1975.

(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 J. Percy Priest Lake on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/jpercypriestlake.)


Contact
Bill Peoples
615-736-7161
chief.public-affairs@usace.army.mil

Release no. 20-037