West Tennessee Construction October 1 – October 7, 2009
Thursday, October 01, 2009 | 03:00am
West Tennessee Construction
October 1 – October 7, 2009
BENTON COUNTY, Attenuator Upgrade on I-40 MM 133 (Birdsong Road)
Sunday, October 4, 8PM through Monday October 5, 6AM, eastbound. The contractorwill have lane closures in order to remove old attenuator unit and to install a new unit. One lane will be maintained in both directions at all times.CARROLL COUNTY, SR-76: Widening from Sydnor & Winston Roads to McKenzie. Watch for construction equipment entering and leaving roadway. Speed Limit 45MPH. Traffic has been shifted to the new roadway.
CARROLL COUNTY, SR-22:(Recovery Act Project) bridge replacement, (Lexington Street) south of court square to SR-22 BYP CLOSED. Detour route posted.
DYER COUNTY, I-155 Bridge Repair: bridge repairs, over Mississippi River. Northbound and Southbound shoulders are closed.
DYER COUNTY, SR-210:bridge repairs, over branch LM-0.30. Roadway is closed to traffic. Detour route posted.
FAYETTE COUNTY, Bridge Repair (5) on I-40
Friday, October 2 8PM through Monday October 5 6AM, westbound and eastbound. The contractorwill have lane closures in order to perform partial and full depth deck repair on 4 bridges. One lane will be maintained in both directions at all times. (There will be no wide loads over 16’ permitted Eastbound, using message board to indicate that the roadway width is 18’.) GIBSON COUNTY, SR-425: grade, drain and paving operations beginning west of Gann Road to Salem Street.
GIBSON COUNTY, SR-43:, grade, drain, installation of signals and paving operations at Old Medina Road. Speed Limit 45MPH.
GIBSON COUNTY, SR-76: (Recovery Act Project) A widening project from SR 43 to the Carroll County line will result in temporary lane closures each day. Motorists are advised to travel with caution.
GIBSON COUNTY, SR-76:bridge repairs over north fork of the Forked Deer River, reduced to one lane with temporary signal. Use caution. The speed limit has been reduced to 35mph for the duration of the construction project.
HARDEMAN and McNAIRY COUNTIES, SR-15: construction of 4-lane highway from McClintock Rd to SR-225
HARDEMAN and McNairy COUNTIES, SR-125: bridge repairs, over branch LM-19.00. Roadway reduced to one lane with temporary signal. Use caution.
HARDIN COUNTY, SR-15: construction of 4-lane highway from near Savannah to Firetower Road. Watch for construction equipment entering and leaving roadway.
HENDERSON COUNTY, SR-20: construction of 4-lane highway from Madison County line to west of Crucifer Road. Watch for construction equipment entering and leaving roadway.
HENRY COUNTY, SR-69A: bridge repairs, over the Big Sandy River LM-0.13, roadway reduced to one (10’ 6”) lane with temporary signal
HENRY COUNTY, SR-76: A widening project between Old Iron Road and Paris Whitlock Road will result in temporary lane closures each day. This project will also result in lane closures on SR 54 between Highway 140 and SR 218.
McNAIRY COUNTY, US 64 (SR 15) Resurfacing from SR 5 to Mulberry St.:(Recovery ActProject)
Thursday October 1 through Wednesday October 7: No Closures Scheduled. McNAIRY COUNTY, US 64 (SR 15):(Recovery ActProject) Widening project between SR 225 and Sandy Flat Road will result in traffic shifts. Motorists are advised to use caution when traveling through this work zone. Be alert for trucks and equipment entering and leaving the roadway.
McNAIRY COUNTY, SR 5: Between SR 142 and McNairy-Chester County line, temporary lane closures on weekdays for the installation of a new traffic signal.
OBION COUNTY, SR-22: bridge repairs, over North Reelfoot Creek LM-15.63 roadway will be reduced to one (10’) lane and maintained with temporary signal. Indian Creek LM-23.35 roadway will be reduced to one lane with temporary signal.
OBION COUNTY, SR-5: bridge replacement, over Cane Creek LM-22.37 and over North Fork Hoosier Creek LM-18.22. Roadway reduced to one (12’) lane northbound with temporary signal.
OBION COUNTY, SR-89:bridge replacement at log mile 5.9 – log mile 6.3. Traffic is being controlled by a temporary signal.
REGION 4, Installation of Longitudinal Cable Barrier Rail on various Interstate & State Routes
Tuesday, October 06 through Thursday, October 08 SR-385 eastbound MM 8.0 to MM 12.0 from 8PM-6AM, nightly. The contractor will have lane closures in order to install longitudinal cable barrier rail.REGION 4, On-Call Guardrail Repair
SHELBY COUNTY
Wednesday, September 30 through Wednesday, October 07. There are no scheduled lane closures.REGION 4, Maintenance
Monday, October 5 through Friday, October 09. There will be possible lane closures at various locations in Region IV in order to patch potholes on an as needed basis.SHELBY COUNTY, Seismic Retrofit on the bridge on I-40 over the Mississippi River
Monday, September 28 6AM through Friday, October 02 7PM. There will be one lane closed Westbound (two lanes open), one lane closed Eastbound (two lanes open). Ramp “NO” one ramp lane closed, (one ramp lane open). Ramp “NO” carries Eastbound traffic down off the bridge to Front Street and Riverside Drive. These closures will continue over the next few months, for bridge repair. Friday, October 02 7PM through Monday October 5 6AM. . There will be one lane closed Westbound (two lanes open), one lane closed Eastbound (one lane open). Ramp “NO” Closed. Monday, October 05 6AM-7PM. There will be one lane closed Westbound (two lanes open), one lane closed Eastbound (two lanes open). Ramp “NO” will be open. Monday, October 05 7PM through Tuesday, October 06 6AM. There will be one lane closed Westbound (two lanes open), one lane closed Eastbound (one lane open). (Contractor makes a lane shift during the night). Tuesday, October 06 6AM-7PM. There will be one lane closed Westbound (two lanes open), one lane closed Eastbound (two lanes open). Tuesday, October 06 7PM through Wednesday October 07 6AM. There will be two lane closed Westbound (one lane open), one lane closed Eastbound (two lanes open). (Contractor makes a lane shift during the night). Wednesday, October 07 6AM-7PM. There will be one lane closed Westbound (two lanes open), one lane closed Eastbound (two lanes open).SHELBY COUNTY, I-240, I-55 & I-40 ITS cable/radar/electrical installation
Thursday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 7, There are no scheduled closures.SHELBY COUNTY, SR-3 (US-51/Thomas Street) at Wolf River: bridge construction. Roadway reduced from 4 lanes to one (11’) lane in each direction.
SHELBY COUNTY, I-55 at Mallory Avenue: Widening of exist bridges, 3 lanes reduced to 2 each direction. Southbound will be shifted to the newly widening roadway. Traffic switched to new roadway. There will no longer be access to Mallory (Exit 9) from Northbound I-55. Use Third St (Exit 7) detour to Mallory. Riverside Drive from Mallory Avenue to Devant Street is closed indefinitely. This existing section of roadway will be new location of the northbound I-55 entrance ramp. Use the newly constructed Riverport Road extension as an alternate route.
Thursday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 7, northbound from 9AM-3PM. The contractor will haveintermittent lane closures for the preparation of concrete paving on the section of interstate from EOP up to Bridge 4 (Riverport Road Overpass). One lane will be maintained in both directions at all times. Saturday, October 3, northbound from 3:30AM-9PM. The contractor will close one lane to allow concrete trucks to exit onto I-55 during concrete paving of interstate from EOP to Bridge 4 (Riverport Road Overpass).SHELBY COUNTY, I-55:resurfacing at Mississippi State Line to Nonconnah Creek.
Thursday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 7, I-240 northbound and southboundfrom 7PM-6AM, nightly. The contractor will have lane closures in order to perform paving operations. One lane will be maintained at all times. Ramps may be impeded or closed at certain times. Thursday, October 1 through Wednesday October 7, I-55 northbound and southboundfrom 7PM-6AM, nightly. The contractor will have lane closures in order to perform paving operations. One lane will be maintained at all times. Ramps may be impeded or closed at certain times.SHELBY COUNTY, SR 1:SR 1 (HWY 70) has been reduced to one lane between SR-385 (Paul W. Barret Memorial Pkwy.) and Shelby-Fayette County line for bridge repairs. A temporary traffic signal installed at the bridge location is being used to direct traffic thru the area.
TIPTON COUNTY, SR-14 (Austin Peay Highway):(Recovery ActProject)grade, drain and paving operations, beginning north of SR-206 and extending to 1.2 miles east of SR-384.
TIPTON COUNTY, SR-59:(Recovery ActProject) bridge replacement, over drainage ditch of Little Beaver Creek LM-24.54.
WEAKLEY COUNTY, SR-431: (Recovery ActProject) Resurfacing work between SR 216 and the Weakley-Obion County line will result in lane closures each day.
WEAKLEY COUNTY, SR-190: (Recovery ActProject) Resurfacing work between the Carroll-Weakley County line will result in temporary lane closures each day.
For more information on this or any other TDOT road construction project or to view travel conditions in this area visit the TDOT SmartWay Information System web site ( http://www.tn.gov/tdot/tdotsmartway/ ). People can also dial 511 from any land-line or cellular phone to access up to date traffic conditions, or visit www.TN511.com ( http://www.tn511.com/ ). TDOT is also now on Twitter. For up to date traffic tweets for the Jackson & Memphis areas follow Memphis511 ( http://twitter.com/memphis511 ) on Twitter. For statewide traffic tweets just follow TN511 ( http://twitter.com/TN511 ). Motorists are reminded to use all motorist information tools responsibly. Drivers should refrain from texting, tweeting or using a mobile phone while operating a vehicle. TDOT advises drivers to “Know before you go!” by checking traffic conditions before leaving for your destination.