I-240 in Memphis Reopens After Major Sinkhole Repair
Thursday, March 25, 2010 | 02:00pm
Crews will be back on site Friday to pave the roadway
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation reopened a section of Interstate 240 eastbound Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. after repairing a large sinkhole near mile marker 13. The sinkhole occurred around 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24 forcing TDOT to close the two left lanes of I-240 eastbound near Walnut Grove. Crews worked around the clock to reopen the roadway. Workers located and repaired the leaking median drain and box culvert wall, then backfilled the hole, placed base stone and laid a base layer of asphalt in order to reopen the roadway Thursday night.
On Friday, March 26, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. crews will again close the two left lanes in order to place final pavement and road striping and reopen the roadway.
For further information or updates please contact Nichole Lawrence, Community Relations Officer at 731-935-0318 or 731-225-6041.
For more up to date travel information visit the TDOT SmartWay Information System website at www.tn.gov/tdot/tdotsmartway/. Travelers can also dial 511 from any land-line or cellular phone to access valuable information about travel conditions anytime, or log on to www.TN511.com. TDOT is also on Twitter. For up to date traffic information for the Memphis area follow Memphis511 on Twitter or follow TN511 for statewide updates.
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