Mudslide causes highway closure after
rain
From Staff Reports
A mudslide Sunday evening foced the closure of
U.S. Highway 321 in Johnson County as crews worked to removed
the mud and rocks from the roadway.
The stretch of highway remained partially closed
on Monday as work crews continued the clean up effort which
is expected to last through today.
According to Anthony Newton, a crew supervisor
for the Tennessee Department of Transportation, crews had
been working on clearing the road since aproximately 8 p.m.
Sunday. By approximately 10 p.m., he said, they had cleared
the northbound lane of the highway and were able to open it
up to allow traffic through.
Heavy rainfall over the weekend was the cause
of the mudslide, according to Newton.
The mudslide happened around highway mile marker
three in Johnson County, just a few miles outside of the community
of Elk Mills, in Carter County.
