Cleveland, TN (WOKI) We’re learning more now about the status of the Bald River Falls Bridge in Tellico Plains.

It was announced last July that the bridge, which opened in 1933, would be closing for construction due to safety and the age of the bridge.

Officials say progress is being made on installing a new bridge, but they are still asking people to avoid the area.

“We have folks out here with heavy equipment, frames and dump trucks. We don’t want to risk anybody getting injured along the bridge, and the more we can keep it sanitized for the construction crews, the quicker it will get done,” said Andrew Carrier, Staff Officer with the U.S. Forest Service.

Officials said the goal is to have the new bridge open by the end of the year.

The new bridge project is expected to cost about $9.5 million to complete.

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Funeral services are announced for fallen Knoxville Police Department Officer Wisbens Antoine.

KPD officials say Officer Wisbens Antoine collapsed during a routine physical training session at the end of a mile-and-a-half run last week. He later died early Sunday morning at UT Medical Center.

Prior to Antoine’s death, Knoxville Municipal Court Judge Tyler Caviness swore him in as a KPD officer in his hospital room.

KPD announced Wednesday the receiving of friends will take place Friday, March 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Mynatt Funeral Home located at 2000 Powell Drive. The public is invited to attend and pay their respects.

A Celebration of Life Service for Antoine will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 2 at First Apostolic Church of Knoxville on Pleasant Ridge Road followed by a burial at Lynnhurst Cemetery.

Officer Antoine will be buried with full police honors provided by the Knoxville Police Department.

KPD officers will lead a procession following the service from the church to Lynnhurst Cemetery. The public is invited to line the road and pay their respects as the procession passes.

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 16-year-old West High School student is taken to UT Medical Center Tuesday morning after being hit by a car.

Knoxville Police Department officials say the student was crossing Sutherland Avenue around 8:00 a.m. when she was hit by a Toyota 4Runner.

KPD says the driver of the SUV was attempting to turn left from Tobler Lane onto Sutherland when they hit the student.

The teen was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver stayed on the scene and was not charged.