West Tennessee Construction October 8 – October 14, 2009
Thursday, October 08, 2009 | 07:21am
West Tennessee Construction
October 8 – October 14, 2009
BENTON COUNTY, Attenuator Upgrade on I-40 MM 133 (Birdsong Road)
Sunday, October 11 8PM and Monday, October 12 6AM. I-40 Eastbound MM 133/Birdsong Road. The contractorwill have lane closures in order to upgrade the existing attenuator in the median. One lane will be maintained 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.
DECATUR COUNTY, US 412 (SR 20) Widening Project: Widening project from near the Henderson County line to Bear Creek Rd. will result in temporary lane closures each day.
DYER COUNTY, I-155 Bridge Repair: bridge repairs, over Mississippi River. Northbound and Southbound shoulders are closed.
Tuesday, October 13 7AM through Thursday, October 15 7AM, westbound and eastbound. The contractorwill have lane closures in order to re-paint the steel structure and perform concrete repairs. One lane will be maintained in both directions at all times. Once the contractor starts he has to keep going till he is finished.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 9 8PM through Monday, October 12 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. 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 COUNTY, SR-125 Bridge Repair: Traffic will be reduced to one lane between Summit Street and Cedar Street (LM 19) for bridge deck replacement. Motorists should use caution and be prepared to stop at signal.
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):(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 and Indian Creek LM-23.35.
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
BENTON COUNTY
Wednesday, October 14 and Thursday, October 15, I-40 westbound MM 133.0 to MM 132.0 from 8PM-6AM nightly. The contractor will have one lane maintained at all times.DECATUR/HENDERSON COUNTIES
Thursday, October 15 and Friday, October 16, I-40 westbound MM 126.0 to MM 125.0 from 8PM-6AM nightly. The contractor will have one lane maintained at all times.HENDERSON COUNTY
Sunday, October 11 through Monday, October 14, I-40 eastbound MM 113.0 to MM 116.0 from 8PM-6AM nightly. The contractor will have one lane maintained at all times.SHELBY COUNTY
Thursday, October 08 and Friday, October 09, SR-385 westbound MM 9.0 to MM 4.9 from 8PM-6AM, nightly. The contractor will have one lane maintained at all times. Sunday, October 11 and Monday, October 12, SR-385 eastbound MM 7.5 to MM 9.5 from 8PM-6AM, nightly. The contractor will have one lane maintained at all times. Monday, October 12 through Wednesday, October 14, SR-385 eastbound MM 10.0 to MM 13.0 from 8PM-6AM, nightly. The contractor will have one lane maintained at all times. Wednesday, October 14 and Thursday, October 15, I-55 northbound MM 6.0 to MM 10.5 from 8PM-6AM, nightly. The contractor will have one lane maintained at all times.MADISON COUNTY
Sunday, October 11 and Monday, October 12, I-40 eastbound MM 70.0 to MM 72.0 near Huntersville Creekfrom 8PM-6AM nightly. The contractor will have one lane maintained at all times. Monday, October 12, and Tuesday, October 13, I-40 westbound MM 73.0 to MM 72.0 near Huntersville Creekfrom 8PM-6AM nightly. The contractor will have one lane maintained at all times. Tuesday, October 13, and Wednesday, October 14, I-40 eastbound MM 73.0 to MM 74.0 near the rest area to near Lower Brownsville Roadfrom 8PM-6AM nightly. The contractor will have one lane maintained at all times. Wednesday, October 14, and Thursday, October 15, I-40 eastbound MM 74.0 to MM 75.0 near Lower Brownsville Roadfrom 8PM-6AM nightly. The contractor will have one lane maintained at all times. Thursday, October 15, and Friday, October 16, I-40 eastbound MM 75.0 to MM 76.0 east of Lower Brownsville Roadfrom 8PM-6AM nightly. The contractor will have one lane maintained at all times.REGION 4, On-Call Guardrail Repair
SHELBY COUNTY
Monday, October 12, 8PM-10PM. I-240 Westbound near MM 24.6 Millbranch, one lane closed, two lanes open. Monday, October 12 and Tuesday, October 13, 10PM-2AM. I-240 Northbound north of MM 26.6 Norris Road, one lane closed, one lane open. Tuesday, October 13, 2AM-6AM. I-240 Southbound “On” ramp from Westbound Jackson Avenue, near the I-240/I-40 junction, CLOSED. Tuesday, October 13, 8PM-10PM. I-240 Southbound “On” ramp from Westbound Jackson Avenue, near the I-240/I-40 junction, CLOSED. Tuesday, October 13, 10PM-12AM. I-240 Southbound “Off” ramp Exit 28B/South Parkway, CLOSED Wednesday, October 14, 12AM-2AM. I-240 Southbound south of Exit 26/Norris Road, one lane closed, two lanes open. Wednesday, October 14, 2AM-6AM. I-240 Eastbound near MM 25 Millbranch, one lane closed, two lanes open.SHELBY COUNTY, Seismic Retrofit on the bridge on I-40 over the Mississippi River
Thursday, October 08 6AM until Friday, October 09 7PM. There will be one lane closed Westbound (two lanes open), one lane closed Eastbound (two lanes open). Friday, October 09 7PM through Monday, October 12 6AM. There will be two lane closed Westbound (one lane open), one lane closed Eastbound (two lanes open). Monday, October 12 6AM through Wednesday, October 14. There will be one lane closed Westbound (two lanes open), one lane closed Eastbound (two lanes open). NOTE: Any delays due to weather will cause these closures to be canceled or postponed to the next day.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 8 through Wednesday, October 14, northbound from 9AM-3PM. The contractor will haveintermittent lane closures to work on interstate bridge construction (Bridges 3 & 4). One lane will be maintained in both directions at all times. SHELBY COUNTY, I-55:resurfacing at Mississippi State Line to Nonconnah Creek.
Thursday, October 8 through Wednesday, October 14, 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 8 through Wednesday, October 14, 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.
SHELBY COUNTY, Attenuator Upgrade
Monday, October 12 8PM and Tuesday, October 13 6AM. I-55 Westbound MM 12.3/Mississippi River Bridge. The contractorwill have lane closures in order to upgrade the existing attenuator on the shoulder. One lane will be maintained at all times.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.