TDOT Weekly Construction Report for Middle Tennessee, November 29th - December 5th, 2012.

Thursday, November 29, 2012 | 01:32am

Middle Tennessee Construction

November 29th – December 5th, 2012

 

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.
  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 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

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9AM-3PM, There will be alternating lane closures on Hermitage Ave. for painting operations.
  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9AM-3PM, There will be alternating shoulder closures on I-24 to install fence.
  • Saturday December 1, 6AM-6PM, There will be alternating lane closures on I-24 for painting operations.
  • Look Ahead: Friday December 7, 8PM through Monday December 10, 5AM, I-40 WB will be closed at the I-40WB/I-24WB split in order to repair a bridge beam under the I-24 Silliman Evans Bridge.

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

  • From now through April 2013, Third Ave. Bridge will be reduced to one lane.
  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9PM-5AM, There will be alternating lane closures on I-65 in both directions 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.

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9PM-5AM, There will be alternating lane closures on I-65 northbound and southbound from Trinity Lane to Dickerson Rd. to perform 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

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 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.

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

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 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.
  • Monday December 3 through Wednesday December 5, 8PM-5AM, There will be alternating lane closures on I-65 Southbound from MM 68 to MM 64.5 for milling and paving operations. At least one lane will remain open.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Construction on SR 397 (Mack Hatcher Pkwy.) South of SR 96 to SR 6

  • Thursday November 29, 9AM-3PM, There will be lane closures at the intersections of HWY 96 and Mack Hatcher as well as Liberty Pike and Mack Hatcher for restriping.

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

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9AM-3PM, (excluding weekends), There will be possible lane closures to patch potholes on as needed basis on I-24 in Rutherford and Bedford Co., I-65 in Williamson Co. and SR 840 in Williamson, Rutherford and Wilson Counties.
  • Thursday November 29  through Wednesday December 5, 8PM-5AM, (excluding weekends),There will be lane closures to repair guardrail on as needed basis 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.
  • Saturday December 1, 6AM-6PM, There will be rolling road blocks on I-65, Exit 37, in the northbound and southbound lanes as necessary for construction on SR 50 Bridge.

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

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 8PM-5AM, (excluding Sunday), 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 COUNTY, SIA Serving Kenwal Steel

  • Thursday November 29 through Friday December 7, Outside lane closure on SR 109 (southbound) beginning at Quarry Loop Road and extending to Business Park Road for removal of existing shoulder and guardrail and the installation of the new turn lane onto the Kenwal Steel SIA road.

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

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 8PM-6AM, There will be alternating lane closures on SR 109 in order to pour concrete or set barrier rail.
  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 11AM & 1PM, Traffic will be stopped for 15 minutes or less in order for the contractor to blast.
  • Saturday December 1, 8PM through Monday December 3, 5AM, The northbound lane of SR 109 will be closed in order to pour concrete for seal footer for pier 7.

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

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 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. One lane will remain open.

TDOT Maintenance:

Middle Tennessee

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9AM-3PM, (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

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9AM-3PM and 7PM-1AM, There will be various shoulder closures for rock removal on all interstates. All lanes will remain open.
  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 8PM-1AM, There will be alternating lane closures on various state routes for crack sealing. One lane will remain open.
  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9AM-3PM, There will be alternating lane closures on various state routes in both directions for milling and paving. One lane will remain open.
  • Tuesday December 4 and Wednesday December 5, 7PM-1AM, The left lane will be closed on I-65 northbound between MM 74.3 and MM 77.8 for shoulder work. Three lanes will remain open.

Robertson County

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9AM-3PM, (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.
  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9AM-3PM, (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

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9AM-3PM, (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.
  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9AM-3PM, (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

  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9AM-3PM, (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.
  • Thursday November 29 through Wednesday December 5, 9AM-3PM, (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.

Hickman County

  • Tuesday December 4, 9AM-3PM, There will be shoulder closures on I-40 in both directions in Hickman County between MM 160 and MM 163 for bridge inspection of four bridges. All lanes will remain open.

Local Programs

  • Thursday November 29 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.

TDOT Utilities

  • Tuesday December 4 through Thursday December 6, 9PM-5AM, On I-40/I-65 split underneath the Jefferson Street overpass bridge. This request by Piedmont Gas Co. to clean, prime, prep and rewrap 220’ of 6” main with traffic control and police cars.

TDOT Materials & Tests / Pavement Coring

  • Monday December 3 through Friday December 7, 9AM-3PM, There will be a rolling lane closure on SR 155 from East of Mashburn Rd (LM 2.5) to Glastonbury Rd. (LM 5.8) while cores are taken from the roadway. One lane will remain open at all times.
  • Monday December 3 through Friday December 7, 9AM-3PM, There will be a rolling lane closure on SR 840 on the ramps west of Carter’s Creek Pike. One lane will remain open at all times.
  • Monday December 3 through Friday December 7, 9AM-3PM, There will be a rolling lane closure on SR 20 from East of Jackson Cemetery Rd. (LM 19.0) to Lewis County line (LM 24.9) in Perry County. One lane will remain open at all times.
  • Monday December 3 through Friday December 7, 9AM-3PM, There will be a rolling lane closure on SR 6 from Saturn Plant Rd. (LM 30.0) to Williamson County line (LM 33.3) in Maury County. One lane will remain open at all times.

 

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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