The resurfacing project along Cherokee Boulevard and Dayton Boulevard is aimed at making the area safer.

Tennessee's Department of Transportation calls the concept a 'road diet' as it drops down lanes and speed to encourage safety.

"Road diets can have many benefits related to safety. Those include fewer crashes, both rear-end crashes and sideswipe crashes... People are supposed to drive a lower speeds, so if there are crashes, they are less severe," said Rae Ann Bradley, a regional director with Tennessee's Department of Transportation.

However, since work started on the project, there's been confusion and crashes.

Chattanooga Police provided Local 3 News with data showing crashes from 2024 to 2025 in that area. Overall, crashes on these roadways have increased by 16.7% compared to th

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