Downed utility lines keeping W Road closed between Chattanooga and Signal Mountain.

Byline: Pam Sohn

Sept. 13--A week after Tropical Storm Lee swirled through the region, work is continuing to clear downed lines and damage on the W Road, one of two arteries between Chattanooga and Signal Mountain. Hamilton County spokesman Mike Dunn said the road would open for a few hours during this morning's rush hour "to convenience citizens," but it will close again today from 9:30 a.m. through 4 p.m. for further work.

"The telephone company has gotten their lines off the road, but they still have to string them on the poles," Dunn said, adding that the power company had reset poles Friday. On Monday afternoon, Harold Austin, director of the Hamilton …