Middle Tennessee Construction December 3 – December 9, 2009

Thursday, December 03, 2009 | 07:23am
DAVIDSON COUNTY, I-40 and Robertson Road Interchange:(Recovery Act Project)
       Thursday December 3 and Friday December 4, 10 AM and 1PM, Rolling roadblocks for I-40 East bound and Westbound traffic for blasting operations on the north side of I-40 in the White Bridge Road area. Traffic will also be stopped on Robertson Rd., Urbandale Ave., and White Bridge Rd.
       Saturday December 5, 6AM-6PM, There will be intermittent lane closures on Robertson Rd. at the intersection of Urbandale Ave. in order to install bridge beams over Robertson Rd. Closures should not exceed 30 minutes at one time. 
 
DAVIDSON COUNTY, Grading, drainage, and paving of the I-40 ramps @ 2nd & 4th Ave.:
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9: No closures scheduled.
 
DAVIDSON COUNTY, I-440 Concrete Rehabilitation:(Recovery Act Project)
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 8PM-6AM, I-440 Eastbound will have alternating lane closures in order to grind the roadway.
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 9AM-3PM, Various ramps on I-440 Eastbound and Westbound will be shifted to begin concrete repairs. Traffic will be maintained on these ramps. 
       Friday December 4, 8PM through Monday December 7, 6AM, I-440 westbound will be closed from I-24 to I-65 for concrete repairs.
 
DAVIDSON COUNTY, Bridge Construction on Murfreesboro Rd. over Mill Creek
       Thursday December 3 through Saturday December 5, 9AM-3PM, There will be one lane closed in each direction in order to pave for traffic shift. One lane will remain open.
 
REGION 3 On-Call Guardrail:
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 8PM-6AM, (each night), There will be one lane closures at various locations on interstates and state routes in Davidson County for guardrail repair and installation.                        
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 9AM-4PM, There will be various shoulder closures in Middle Tennessee on state routes for guardrail repair and installation.
 
DAVIDSON and WILLIAMSON COUNTIES, ITS Phase III:
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 9AM-3PM and 7PM-6AM, There will be periodic day and night time shoulder closures at various locations within the areas listed below in order to install devices, perform electrical work, and pole installation.
o    Briley Pkwy, both directions, between I-40 and Centennial Blvd (MM 6 to MM 27)
o    I-24, both directions, between Old Hickory Blvd and Bell Rd (MM 40 to MM 61)
o    I-40, both directions, between US 70 and Old Hickory Blvd (MM 196 to MM 222)
o    I-65, both directions, between Concord Rd and Long Hollow Pkwy (MM 70 to MM 97)
o    I-440, both directions, between Hillsboro Pike and I-24 (MM 3 to MM 7)
o    Ellington Pkwy, both directions, between Briley Pkwy and Spring St
o    Vietnam Veterans, both directions, between I-65 and New Shackle Island (MM 0 to MM 5)
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 8PM-5AM, There will be periodic short term night time lane closures at the following locations to install device foundations, DMS foundation installation, and shoulder paving.
o    Briley Pkwy, both directions, between Elm Hill Pike and Brick Church Pike, (MM 7 to MM 27), 2-3 lanes remain open (multiple locations for structures and fiber).
o    I-40, both directions, between the I-24 Interchange and Old Hickory Blvd (MM 213 to MM 222), 3 lanes remain open (multiple locations for foundation installation).
o    I-40, Westbound, between US70S and east of Charlotte Pike (MM 196 to MM 203), 2 lanes remain open. (multiple locations for foundation installation).
o    I-40, both directions, at the Wilson County Line (MM 223)
·         Friday December 4th, 8PM to Monday December 7th, 6AM, 1 left lane closed, 2 lanes remain open.
o    I-40, both directions, between Briley pkwy and Spence Lane (MM 213 to MM 215)
·         Thursday December 3rd and Friday December 4th, 2 left lanes closed to remove barrier rail, 1st lane closed at 8pm, second lane closed at 10pm.
o    I-40, Westbound, at the Wilson County Line (MM 223)
·         Thursday December 3rd and Friday December 4th, 2 left lanes closed to install barrier rail, starting after 10pm.
o    I-65, Southbound, between I-440 and Armory Drive (MM 80 to 81)
·         Thursday December 3rd and Friday December 4th, 2 left lanes closed to install barrier rail, starting after 10pm.
o    I-65, both directions, between Concord Rd and the I-440 Interchange (MM 71 to MM 80), 2-3 lanes remain open (multiple locations for foundation installation).
o    I-24, both directions, between the I-440 Interchange and Old Hickory Blvd (MM 52 to MM 62), 2-3 lanes remain open (multiple locations for foundation installation.)
o    Vietnam Veterans, both directions, between I-65 and New Shackle Island (MM 0 to MM 5), 1 lane to remain open (multiple locations for foundation installation.)
       Saturday December 5 and Sunday December 6, 6AM-12PM, Daytime right lane closure to stand RDS poles in locations with limited shoulder or access behind guardrail.
o    Briley Pkwy, Southbound, between Elm Hill Pike and Lebanon Pike (MM 7 to MM 8), 1 right lane closed, 3 remain open.
o    Vietnam Veterans Pkwy, Northbound, south of New Shackle Island Road (MM 5 to MM 6), 1 right lane closed, 1 remains open.
 
DAVIDSON COUNTY, Maintenance on the Nashville ITS equipment
       Saturday December 5, 9AM-11:30 AM, The right lane of Interstate 65 southbound between MM 97 and MM 98 will be closed for the purpose of ITS System Maintenance. One lane will remain open.
       Saturday December 5, 11:30AM-3:30PM, The left lane on Briley Parkway westbound between MM 16 and MM 17 will be closed for the purpose of ITS System Maintenance. One lane will remain open.
 
REGION 3 Installation of Cable Barrier:
       Thursday December 3 through Tuesday December 8, 8PM-6AM, (excluding Friday and Saturday), There will be one lane closed on I-40 eastbound and westbound in Wilson County from MM 225 to MM 231 in order to install cable barrier. One lane will remain open.
 
REGION 3 Safety Improvements on Various State Routes:
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 8AM-5PM,   There will be various rolling closures in Robertson, Davidson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Montgomery, Sumner, and Maury Counties on State Routes in order to retrace pavement marking.
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 8AM-5PM, There will be alternating lane closures on SR 6 (Gallatin Rd) just before SR 52 in Westmoreland in order to work on proposed left turn lanes.
 
REGION 3 Retracing of Painted Markings on Interstate and State Routes
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 8AM-5PM, There will be various rolling closures in Bedford, and Lincoln Counties on State Routes in order to retrace pavement marking.
 
REGION 3 Relensing of Snowplowable Markers on Interstates and State Routes
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 8PM-6AM, There will be mobile lane closures at the following locations in order to replace snowplowable markers.
o    Davidson County: I-40 from Demonbreun to Exit 90A on I-65 & I-65 MM 96 to 98 & I-40 MM 205 to 209 & 214 to 223
o    Cheatham County: I-24 MM 25 TO 26 & 28 TO 31 & I-40 MM 184 TO 192
o    Montgomery County: I-24 Kentucky Line to mm 18
o    Robertson County: I-65 MM 104 to Kentucky Line
o    Sumner County: I-65 MM 97 to 98
o    Marshall County: I-65 MM 22 to 36
o    Giles County: I-65 Alabama Line to MM 23
o    Rutherford County: SR 840 MM 47 to 66 & I-24 MM 70 to 78 & 82 to 89
o    Williamson County: I-65 MM 53 to 70
 
SUMNER COUNTY, Bridge repair of two bridges on I-65 over U.S. 31W & on US 31W over US 41
       Monday December 7 through Wednesday December 9, 8PM-6AM, The bridge on U.S. 31W over U.S. 41 will be reduced to one lane for repairs.
 
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Concord Rd. from Sunset Rd. to Edmondson Pike
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 9AM-3PM, There will be alternating lane closures from Crockett Rd. to Sunset Rd. in order to install storm drainage. Trucks will be entering and leaving the roadway. Flaggers will be utilized for these operations.
 
WILSON COUNTY, SR-171 (Mt Juliet Road) Widening:(Recovery Act Project)
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 9AM–3PM, There will be temporary lane closures Mt. Juliet Road (SR-171) northbound and southbound, from Division Street to Lebanon Road, for the purpose of performing blasting work.  The closures will be brief interruptions of about 5 to 15 minute periods.
 
DAVIDSON COUNTY, TDOT Maintenance:
Davidson County
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 9AM-3PM, (excluding weekends), There will be possible lane closures at various locations in Davidson County in order to patch potholes on an as needed basis.
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 9AM-3PM and 7PM-12 midnight, (excluding weekends), There will be mobile operations in various locations in Davidson County for vegetation control. This will affect the shoulders or outside lanes.
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, 7PM-4AM, Possible alternating lane closures between exit 43 and exit 44 on I-24 eastbound for milling and paving.
 
THOMAS & ASSOCIATES:
       Thursday December 3 through Wednesday December 9, each day, 2PM, There will be rolling roadblocks on I-24 eastbound and westbound near Waldron Rd. (Exit 64) for blasting. Local police officers will be utilized for this operation.
 
 
Motorists are encouraged to use caution and obey reduced speed limits in all TDOT work zones, regardless of lane closure activity.
Information in this report is provided to the Department of Transportation by the contractors. Most work is weather dependent and subject to change due to inclement weather.

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 Nashville area follow Nashville511 ( http://twitter.com/nashville511 ) 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.

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