After seven years of orange barrels, dump trucks and backups, the $328 million, two-phase project to rebuild the state-line interstate junction known for decades as the split is taking its final lap. For all practical purposes, the Tennessee Department of Transportation's Interstate 75/Interstate 24 interchange reconstruction project is finished. ––– For a full breakdown of the split and its history, go to the link in our bio. ✍️: Ben Benton Photo 1: Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Traffic moves steadily along Interstate 24 on Monday, Dec, 22, 2025. Photo 2: Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / Traffic passes by orange construction barrels on Interstate-75 on Friday, Mar. 13, 2026. The Tennessee Department of Transportation was beginning to wrap up its reconstruction project for the split on I-75 and I-24. Photo 3: Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / Traffic passes by orange construction barrels on Interstate-75 on Friday, Mar. 13, 2026. The Tennessee Department of Transportation was begi...