In order to accommodate the increased traffic flow expected in the area on game days, a detailed traffic plan will be implemented. This traffic plan is the same traffic plan that will be used at all RCHS Varsity Football Events using one entry lane prior to kick off and three exit lanes after the ballgame.
Getting to the Game:
Traffic in the area is expected to be heavy on all game days and it is recommended that people traveling to the area plan their trips accordingly.
Game Day Traffic Restrictions:
The game day traffic plan will be implemented approximately 1 ½ hours prior to the start of each game after which time normal traffic operations will resume until the end of the 3rd Quarter of the game, when the post-game traffic plan begins. Below are the basic components of the plan.
Prior to the start of the game, Eagle Lane traffic will remain normal two-way traffic.
The Rhea County Sheriff’s Department will operate the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 27 at Eagle Lane approximately one hour and thirty minutes before the start of the game and up to one hour after the game concludes or until parking areas empty.
Rhea County Sheriff’s Department officers will staff the intersections before and after the event in the immediate area to help facilitate safe vehicle and pedestrian flow.
Conclusion of the Game:
In the beginning of the 4th Quarter, Eagle Lane will be closed to through traffic from U.S. Highway 27 & Eagle Lane to Back Valley Road until the traffic volumes exiting the stadium parking lots subside. All U.S. Highway 27 traffic will be routed down to one lane northbound and one lane southbound.
All traffic exiting parking lots on Eagle Lane will be routed out to U.S. Highway 27 in three lanes, until the railroad bridge, where traffic will merge into two lanes for North and South bound traffic. Traffic exiting the high school parking lot may also go South on Back Valley Road
Pedestrians walking or waiting on rides MUST BE picked up from Rhea County High School front entrance following the game.
At the end of the game, Eagle Lane becomes exit only to U.S. Highway 27 for approximately one hour or until traffic subsides. Lane and traffic restrictions to help control traffic flow will also be implemented throughout the area.
Parking in the Area:
There is absolutely no parking along the shoulder of Eagle Lane. Parking Lots are located at Rhea Middle School, and Rhea County High School. For those driving to the area, it is important to remember to obey all no parking restrictions to avoid being towed.
This traffic plan is subject to change due to recent road construction to Eagle Lane. Updates will be available on our website at rheacountytn.gov and our Facebook page at Rhea County Sheriff’s Department for further information.