Updated with additional road closures.
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Rising water levels in the basins along Dunlop Lane have led to the need for a temporary pump to remove the water, and that will require shutting down Dunlop this afternoon, perhaps continuing for several days.
The Montgomery County Highway Department is closing a section of Dunlop to install the pump to start draining the basins and reduce the water levels. This closure is expected to occur by 2:30 p.m. today. Dunlop will be shut down from Rollow Lane to John Duke Tyler Boulevard. With the incoming round of heavy rain, expect this closure to last into early next week.
MCHD crews will also be installing a pump in the Farmington subdivision to further reduce the water level in the basin adjacent to that neighborhood.
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Closures and high water
The county has created a map for road closures, and it can be found here: CMC Road Closure information site.
Closures: As of Friday afternoon:
- Port Royal: Old Clarksville Springfield Road off of Port Royal Road.
- Kirkwood: Dunlop Lane from Rollow Lane to John Duke Tyler Boulevard.
- Northwest Clarksville: Freestone Drive, Elberta Drive, Ashbury Road at Shanee Terrace, Meadowbrook Drive.
- Dunbar Cave area: Dunbar Cave Road between Old Dunbar and Wingate Way, Idaho Springs Road near Dunbar Cave Road, Front Street, Acuff Road.
- Dotsonville: Dunbar Road between Morrow Road and Patterson Road.
- Hickory Point: Gholson Road along the river.
- Southside: Chapel Hill Road past Hunter Road.
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