I-40 Reduced to One Lane in Fayette County This Weekend for Bridge Repairs

  

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will reduce Interstate 40 westbound in Fayette County to one lane this weekend as work to repair five bridges gets underway.  I-40 westbound between mile marker 29.5 and 33.5 will be reduced to one lane from Friday, September 11, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. until Monday, September 14 at 6:00 a.m.

 

This weekend’s lane reduction is the first of eight weekend lane closures planned on I-40 between mile marker 29.5 and 33.5 as crews work to repair the bridge deck surfaces on five interstate bridges. All work is dependent on favorable weather conditions.

 

Troopers from the Tennessee Highway Patrol will be on site in the work zone to provide traffic control as the work is being completed.

 

Those who must travel in this area are advised to use caution, reduce their speed and be alert to changing traffic conditions.

  

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. People can also dial 511 from any land-line or cellular phone to access up to date traffic conditions, or visit www.TN511.com. TDOT is also now on Twitter. For up to date traffic tweets for the Jackson & Memphis areas follow Memphis511 on Twitter. For statewide traffic tweets just follow TN511.

 

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