Updated with additional road closures.
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Flooding along the Cumberland River and the Red River, along with rainfall making lakes of low-lying areas, has caused several road closures in Clarksville and Montgomery County.
Among the closures, the Montgomery County Highway Department has closed a section of Dunlop to install a pump to drain the large stormwater basins nearby. The county has created a map for road closures, and it can be found here: CMC Road Closure information site.
Here are the reported closures as of Sunday morning, from county and driver reports:
- Dunbar Cave area: Dunbar Cave Road between Old Dunbar and Wingate Way, Idaho Springs Road near Dunbar Cave Road, Front Street, Acuff Road, Idlewood Drive near Kimberly Drive.
- Palmyra: Palmyra Road by Hematite.
- West Montgomery County: North Liberty Church Road.
- Northwest Clarksville: Woodbridge Drive north of Millstone Circle; Carmack Drive, Spees Drive between Danielle Drive and Bridgette Drive; Woodale Drive west of Donna Drive, Donna just south of Woodale; Freestone Drive, Elberta Drive; Saratoga Drive between Shanee Terrace and Bunker Hill Road, Shanee Terrace and Ashbury Road; Meadowbrook Drive; Rebecca Lane and Halbrook Drive.
- Hilldale: Liberty Parkway between Golf Club Lane and Madison Street.
- Downtown: Thomas Street near Riverside Drive.
- Woodstock subdivision: Woodstock Drive, Woodstock Court.
- International Boulevard north of Hankook Tire.
- Cunningham: Martha’s Chapel Road at Robert’s Road, Batson Road between Akin Road and Old Highway 48.
- Northeast Clarksville: Glenhurst Way between Northfield Drive and Meadow Knoll Lane, Meadow Knoll, Country Fields Lane.
- Kirkwood: Dunlop Lane from Michaela Circle to John Duke Tyler Boulevard, Dalton Smith Court, Dunlop at Charles Bell Road.
- Port Royal: Old Clarksville Springfield Road off of Port Royal Road.
- Hickory Point: Gholson Road along the river.
- Southside: Chapel Hill Road past Hunter Road.
- Cumberland City Ferry: Shut down until Tuesday (driver reported).
Remember: “Turn around, don’t drown” when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional road closures can be reported by email to news@clarksvillenow.com.
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