Lane Closures on Briley Parkway This Weekend for Bridge Repairs

Lane Closures on Briley Parkway This Weekend for Bridge Repairs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) contract crews will close lanes on Briley Parkway northbound in Nashville this weekend in order to perform bridge repairs at McGavock Pike.

Friday, October 11th, 2013 beginning at 8:00 p.m. through Monday, October 14th, 2013 at 6:00 a.m., two lanes of Briley Parkway North at McGavock Pike will be closed.  Two lanes will remain open during the repairs.  During this time, crews will be repairing and painting bridge beams on the McGavock Pike bridge that crosses over Briley Parkway.

The work is weather dependent.  Should inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances prevent this work from occurring as scheduled, it will be rescheduled.

TDOT will use its overhead Dynamic Message Signs to direct motorists around the closure. Drivers are advised to be alert and follow the posted directions. Law enforcement officers will be on-site in the work zone to provide traffic control as the work is being completed. TDOT also asks drivers to use caution, reduce their speed and be alert to changing traffic conditions in work zones across the state.

For more information on TDOT construction project activity visit the TDOT SmartWay web site at www.tn.gov/tdot/tdotsmartway/.  Travelers can also dial 511 from any land-line or cellular phone for travel information or can follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TN511 for statewide travel information or www.twitter.com/Nashville511 for traffic information in the Nashville area. 

Android and iPhone users can download TDOT’s SmartWay Mobile App to assist them in navigating Tennessee highways.  The app provides up-to-the-minute customized traffic information and enables the user to access TDOT’s SmartWay cameras, messages displayed on overhead Dynamic Message Signs, and information on construction related lane closures and incidents on interstates and state routes.  The TDOT SmartWay App is free and available for download in the Apple App Store and Play Store for Android. 

As always, drivers are reminded to use all motorist information tools wisely and Know Before You Go! by checking travel conditions before leaving for their destination.  Drivers should never tweet, text or talk on a cell phone while behind the wheel.

For More Information Contact:

Deanna Lambert, TDOT Region 3 Community Relations Officer

Deanna.Lambert@tn.gov

615-854-5650 cell

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