TDOT Weekly Construction Report for Middle Tennessee, November 22nd – 28th, 2012

Wednesday, November 21, 2012 | 05:57am

Middle Tennessee Construction

November 22nd – November 28th, 2012

 

DAVIDSON COUNTY, Repair of 14 Bridges over I-440

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-3PM, There will be random shoulder closures on the westbound side of I-440 under Murphy Rd.

DAVIDSON COUNTY, Bridge Construction on Gallatin Rd. over the CSX Railroad

  • From now through March 2013, Gallatin Rd. will be reduced to one lane in each direction in this area.
  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-3PM, There will be one lane closed on Gallatin Rd. northbound just north of the RR Bridge in order to install storm pipe.

DAVIDSON COUNTY, Repair of the I-24 (Silliman Evans) Bridge over Nashville & Eastern Railroad

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-3PM, There will be shoulder closures on I-24 in both directions for fence installation.
  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-3PM, There will be alternating lane closures on Hermitage Ave. for painting operations.

DAVIDSON COUNTY, Bridge Repair on 3rd Ave. over I-65

  • From now through April 2013, Third Ave. Bridge will be reduced to one lane.
  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9PM-5AM, There will be alternating lane closures on I-65 northbound and southbound in order to remove bridge deck.

DAVIDSON COUNTY, Bridge Construction on Dickerson Rd. over Dry Creek

  • From now through April 2013, Dickerson Rd. will be reduced to one lane in each direction from Dry Creek Rd. to Robert Cartwright Dr. in Goodlettsville (LM 22.09).

DAVIDSON COUNTY, Widening of I-65 from Trinity Lane to Dickerson Rd.

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9PM-5AM, There will be alternating lane closures on I-65 northbound and southbound from Trinity Lane to Dickerson Rd. to perform outside shoulder work. There will be no more than one lane closed at any time.

DAVIDSON COUNTY, Installation of Guardrail on I-440 LM 2.9 & LM 3.73

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 8PM-5AM, There will be one lane closure from LM 2.9 to LM 3.24 Eastbound and 3.24 to LM 3.73 Westbound for the installation of powder coated guardrail.

ITS System Maintenance

  • Monday November 26, 8:30PM and 9:30 PM, close right lane of Vietnam Veterans WB at MM 2.2. for the purpose of ITS System Maintenance. One of two lanes will remain open. CCTV 49.
  • Monday November 26, 10PM and 11PM, close the left lane of West Bound Briley Parkway at MM 17.3 for the purpose of ITS System Maintenance. One of two lanes will remain open. CCTV 43.
  • Monday November 26, 11PM and 12AM, close the right lane of I-24 EB Ramp at the Briley Parkway EB off-ramp at MM 43.5 for the purpose of ITS System Maintenance. One of two lanes will remain open. CCTV 42.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Widening of I-65 from SR 248 to SR 96

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 8PM-5AM, There will be three lanes of I-65 northbound from MM 62.5 to MM 64.0 in order to grind and groove the Harpeth Bridge. One lane will remain open.

Performance Based Maintenance Work on I-24, I-65 and SR 840

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-3PM, There will be rolling lane closures for pothole patching on I-24 in Rutherford and Bedford Co. and on SR 840 from I-65 Williamson Co. to I-40 in Wilson Co.
  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-3PM, There will be shoulder closures to repair shoulder drop off, washouts and guardrail on I-24 in Rutherford and Bedford Co., I-65 in Williamson Co. and SR 840 in Williamson, Rutherford and Wilson Counties.

DAVIDSON/SUMNER COUNTIES, Miscellaneous Safety Improvements

Local Program Project-Gateway (Korean Veterans) Blvd.

  • From now through December 2012, Traffic on 8th Ave. south and north will be reduced to one lane approaching the Lafayette St. intersection in order to construct roundabout.

MAURY COUNTY, Bridge Construction on SR 50 over I-65

  • From now through June 2013, SR 50 will be reduced to one lane in this area due to repair of the bridge.  Signalization is in place.

WILSON COUNTY, I-40 Widening from Central Pike to East of SR 109

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 8PM-5AM, There will be alternating lane closures on I-40 eastbound and westbound for median sign footing construction. One lane will remain open in each direction.

WILSON & SUMNER COUNTIES, Bridge Construction on SR 109 over the Cumberland River

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 8PM-6AM, There will be alternating lane closures on SR 109 in order to pour concrete or set barrier rail.
  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 11AM & 1PM, Traffic will be stopped for 15 minutes or less in order for the contractor to blast.

WILSON & DICKSON COUNTIES, TDOT Smartway ITS I-40/SR 840

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9PM-5AM, There will be alternating lane closures on I-40 eastbound at MM 170.6 and MM 176.5 westbound (Dickson Co.) and on I-40 westbound at MM 240.8 and MM 234.9 eastbound (Wilson County) in order to install guardrail and cameras. One lane will remain open.

CHEATHAM COUNTY, Bridge Rehabilitation on SR 12 over Marks, Sycamore, Dry Fork Creeks

  • Tuesday November 27, 9AM-3PM, On SR 12 over Dry Fork Creek traffic will be stopped for 10 minutes periodically during the day in order to unload concrete trucks for the bridge deck pour. Traffic will be allowed to clear between trucks. Flaggers will be utilized.

TDOT Maintenance:

Middle Tennessee

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-12PM, (excluding weekends), There will be possible lane closures at various locations on State Routes and Interstates in Middle Tennessee to patch potholes on an as needed basis:
  • I-24 Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery and Robertson Counties
  • I-65 Davidson, Robertson, Williamson Counties
  • I-40 Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys Counties

Davidson County

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-12PM, There will be various shoulder closures for rock removal on all interstates. All lanes will remain open.
  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 8PM-1AM, There will be alternating lane closures on various state routes for crack sealing. One lane will remain open.
  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-12PM, There will be alternating lane closures on various state routes in both directions for milling and paving. One lane will remain open.

Robertson County

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-12PM, (excluding weekends), There will be alternating lane closures on State Route 11 (U.S. 41) in both directions between mile marker 21 and mile marker 22 also mile marker 23 and mile marker 24 in order to mill, pave and stripe the roadway. One lane will remain open.
  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-12PM, (excluding weekends), There will be alternating lane closures on State Route 76 in both directions between mile marker 2.5 and mile marker 3.5 in order to mill, pave and stripe the roadway. One lane will remain open.

Cheatham County

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-12PM, (excluding weekends), There will be alternating lane closures on State Route 49 in both directions between mile marker 0 (Cheatham County and Dickson County line) and mile marker 1.0 also between mile marker 3 and mile marker 4 in order to mill, pave and stripe the roadway. One lane will remain open.
  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-12PM, (excluding weekends), There will be alternating lane closures on State Route 249 in both directions between mile marker 0 and mile marker 0.5 in order to pave and stripe the roadway. One lane will remain open.

Montgomery County

  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-12PM, (excluding weekends), There will be alternating lane closures on State Route 11 (U.S. 41) in both directions between mile marker 2.0 and mile marker 3.0 in order to mill, pave and stripe the roadway. One lane will remain open.
  • Monday November 26 through Wednesday November 28, 9AM-12PM, (excluding weekends), There will be alternating lane closures on State Route 12 in both directions between mile marker 10.9 and mile marker 12.2 in order to mill, pave and stripe the roadway. One lane will remain open.

Local Programs

  • Monday November 26 through Friday November 30, 8PM-6AM, There will be alternating lane closures on SR 386 (Vietnam Veteran’s Pkwy.) eastbound and westbound in order to remove the overhang at the Indian Lake Bridge.

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.

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For More Information Contact:

Beth Emmons

615-350-4302 / Beth.Emmons@TN.gov

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