West Tennessee Weekly Construction June 28-July 5, 2017

Wednesday, June 28, 2017 | 11:57am

BENTON COUNTY, I-40 Truck Climbing Lane
Wednesday, June 28 through Wednesday, July 5: There are no scheduled closures. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway in a construction zone.
*Speed limit is reduced to 45 MPH.

CARROLL COUNTY, SR-1 (US-70): Bridge repair project on SR 1 over overflow LM 31.17.
Tuesday, April 25 through Tuesday, October 31, 2017, a signal system is being utilized. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway. Watch for flagmen.
Restrictions: On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, a signal system was put into place. Traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction with an 11’ lane restriction.

CARROLL COUNTY, SR-424: Construction of a concrete bulb-tee beam bridge on SR 424 over Roan Creek will cause possible lane closures throughout the project. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway from the construction zones and also crossing the roadways.

CROCKETT COUNTY, SR-20 (US-412): There will be lane closures on SR-20 (US-412) east and westbound from the Madison County Line to west of the SR-76 overpass for milling and paving.

FAYETTE COUNTY, I-40: The grading, drainage, construction of a concrete bulb-tee bridge and paving on I-40 at the SR 196 (Hickory Withe Road) interchange. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway.
Wednesday, June 28 through Wednesday, July 5: There are no scheduled closures.

LOOK AHEAD:
Sunday, July 9, 6:00 a. m.-10:00 a. m.: I-40 will have “rolling road blocks” throughout the morning to cross the interstate with utilities

FAYETTE COUNTY, SR-196: Resurfacing work will cause possible temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from Poplar Acres Road to SR 193. Motorist should watch for flagmen.

HARDEMAN COUNTY, SR-57: Resurfacing work will cause possible temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from the Fayette County line to Saulsbury Road. Motorist should watch for flagmen.

HARDIN COUNTY, SR-15 (US-64): A widening project on SR 15 from Firetower Road to west of Bigbee Branch. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway from the construction zones and also crossing the roadways.

HARDIN COUNTY, SR-114: A bridge repair project on the Clifton bridge over the Tennessee River will result in lane shifts and narrowed lanes throughout the project.

HARDIN COUNTY, SR-128: A widening project on SR 128 from South of Opel Loop to US-64 (SR 15) in Savannah will cause possible lane closures throughout the project. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway from the construction zones and also crossing the roadways.

HARDIN COUNTY, SR-128: Stantec will be performing exploratory drilling and instrumentation installation along the upstream and downstream slopes of the Pickwick Landing Dam.

LOOK AHEAD
Monday, July 17 through Wednesday, July 26, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be night time lane closures to perform exploratory drilling at the Pickwick Landing Dam. Traffic will be controlled by flagmen.

Monday, July 31 through Wednesday, August 9, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be night time lane closures to perform exploratory drilling at the Pickwick Landing Dam. Traffic will be controlled by flagmen.

HAYWOOD COUNTY-I-40 from Mile Marker 46 (LM 2.86) to near Koko Road (LM 8.36):
Wednesday, July 5 and Thursday, July 6, 7:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be lane closures on I-40 east and westbound from MM 46 to Koko Rd for paving. Speed limit is reduced to 60 MPH. Weather Permitting.

HAYWOOD COUNTY-SR-19 (Brownsville Bypass): A widening project on SR 19 from west of Windrow Road to SR 76 south of Brownsville will cause possible lane closures throughout the project. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway from the construction zones and also crossing the roadways.

HAYWOOD COUNTY–SR-76: Construction of a concrete bulb tee beam bridge over the Hatchie River–Wednesday, May 3, 2017 SR 76 will CLOSE at log mile 8.98 (approx. 1 mile south of the I-40/Exit 56 interchange) for removal of the truss bridge. *Local traffic will have access up to the bridge. An interstate detour will be posted at Exit 56 and Exit 52 (Stanton/KoKo Road).

HENDERSON COUNTY–I-40:
Wednesday, July 5 and Thursday, July 6, 7:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be lane closures on I-40 east and westbound from Madison County Line to East of SR 104 for paving. Speed limit is reduced to 60 MPH. Weather Permitting

LAKE COUNTY, SR-21: The construction of a concrete I-Beam bridge on SR 21 over Branch Creek, including grading, drainage, and paving. Beginning Monday, September 12, 2016, SR 21 was closed to thru traffic until approximately September 30, 2017. Detour route posted.

LAKE COUNTY, SR-78: The construction of a concrete Bulb-Tee bridge on SR 78 over drainage ditch LM 16.51 including grading, drainage, and paving will cause possible lane closures throughout the project.

LAUDERDALE, SR-3: Resurfacing work will cause possible lane closures from SR 19 (Lake Drive) to near New Wilson Road.

MADISON COUNTY, SR-138: Construction of 2 concrete box bridges on SR 138 over Muddy Creek will cause possible lane closures throughout the project.
Restrictions: Beginning Tuesday, May 30 through Tuesday, October 31 a signal system will be utilized. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction with an 11’ lane restriction. Sanderson Road will be closed to through traffic.

OBION COUNTY, Future I-69: Grading, drainage, construction of eight bridges on future I-69 from south of US 51 (SR 3) to south of US 45W (SR 5) will cause possible lane closures throughout the project.
*Speed limit is reduced to 45 MPH through the US 51 (SR 3) portion of the project. The inside southbound lane on SR 3 is closed to all traffic for installation of barrier rail.

Restrictions: Beginning Tuesday, June 13, SR 3 will have a lane shift in the north and southbound directions. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction with a 11’ 6” lane restriction.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40 at Canada Road
Wednesday, June 28 through Wednesday, July 5: I-40 speed limit has been reduced to 55 MPH. There are lane shifts on I-40 east and westbound. Beginning December 5, 2014, there are transitions south and northbound on Canada Road.

Wednesday, June 28 through mid-summer: The I-40 westbound exit ramp to Canada Rd. (MM 20.0) will be CLOSED for permanent ramp reconstruction. Detour route to be posted.

Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be INTERMITTENT lane closures on Canada Rd. at Davies Plantation Road for MLGW waterline installation.

SHELBY COUNTY–Soil Test Borings at the intersection of I-240 and Airways Blvd.
Monday, June 26 through Thursday, June 29, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be night time lane closures on I-240 east and westbound between (MM 22.6 and MM 24.2), for soil test borings.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-55 from near Horn Lake Road (LM 8.00 L&R) to McLemore Road (LM 11.00 L&R)
Sunday, June 25 through Thursday, June 29, 8:00 p. m.-5:00 a. m.: There will be INTERMITTENT closures with one lane to remain open on I-55 north and southbound (MM 8.00 to MM 11.00) to allow for resurfacing. Speed limit is reduced to 45 MPH. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.

LOOK AHEAD:
Wednesday, July 5 and Thursday, July 6, 8:00 p. m.-5:00 a. m.: There will be INTERMITTENT closures with one lane to remain open on I-55 north and southbound (MM 8.00 to MM 11.00) to allow for resurfacing. Speed limit will be reduced to 45 MPH. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-55:
LOOK AHEAD:
Sunday, July 9, 7:00 a. m.-11:00 a. m.: CLOSE all north and southbound travel lanes on I-55 at LM-3.7 using a rolling roadblock to allow necessary maintenance on existing overhead wireline crossing at this location. Four (4) electric conductors will be replaced and will cross I-55 at this location. There will be up to four (4) separate closures to accommodate pulling in new conductors. Lane closures will be limited to less than 30 minutes and then allow traffic to flow through. After the traffic clears, all lanes will be CLOSED again.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-1: Construction of a welded steel plate girder bridge on SR 1 over the Loosahatchie River will cause possible lane closures throughout the project.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14 (Austin Peay Hwy): Construction on SR 14 for a widening project from SR 204 (Singleton Parkway) to east of Old Covington Pike. Shoulders are closed north and southbound. There will be possible temporary lane closures throughout the project.
On April 21, 2017, Old Covington Pike East access to/from SR 14 was permanently CLOSED.
*Speed limit has been reduced to 45 MPH.

SHELBY COUNTY, Asphalt Repair on SR 385
Thursday, June 29, 9:00 a. m.-3:00 p. m.: There will be lane closures on SR-385 at LM-0.5 eastbound at the Ridgeway Exit for asphalt repair. Two lanes will be CLOSED at a time and one lane will remain open at all times. Weather Permitting.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-385 over I-240: Bridge Repair project will cause possible lane closures throughout the project.

LOOK AHEAD:
Friday, July 7, 10:00 p. m. through Sunday, July 9, 8:00 a. m.: There will be INTERMITTENT lane closures on I-240 west and eastbound at the SR-385 Exit to allow for the installation of noise panels in the area above traffic. One lane will remain open during this period. Also, the ramp from I-240 westbound to Mt. Moriah will be CLOSED. * Friday, July 14, 10:00 p. m.-8:00 a. m. will serve as a backup date.

TDOT MAINTENANCE:
Thursday, June 29, 9:00 a. m.-3:00 p. m.: There will be possible lane closures at various locations in Region IV in order to repair pavement on an as needed basis.

Friday, June 30, 9:00 a. m.-12:00 p. m: There will be possible lane closures at various locations in Region IV in order to repair pavement on an as needed basis.

Wednesday, July 5, 9:00 a. m.-3:00 p. m: There will be possible lane closures at various locations in Region IV in order to repair pavement on an as needed basis.

TDOT Region 4: Random On-Call Concrete Pavement Repair

LOOK AHEAD
Monday, July 17 through Thursday, July 31: The ramp from northbound I-155 to SR 77 (Newbern Exit) will be closed for concrete repair. The posted detour, from Dyersburg, will be from I-155 on to US 412 eastbound then left on to SR 211 northbound for 6.2 miles to Newbern.

TDOT REGION 4: On-Call pavement markings
Sunday, July 9 through Thursday, July 14, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be lane closures at the following locations in Shelby Co. for the placement of plastic pavement markers. There will be “a rolling lane closure” in effect. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.

I-40, westbound, I-40/I-240 Sam Cooper (LM-14.43 to LM-14.94), one lane will remain open.
Ramp Exit 10A & B right of I-40 westbound I-240 Sam Cooper (LM-14.32 to LM-14.43), one lane will remain open.
I-40, eastbound I-40/240 Sam Cooper (LM-12.23 to LM-12.68 to LM-13.18), one lane will remain open.
I-240, eastbound I-40/240 Sam Cooper (LM-17.95 to 18.47 to LM-18.71), Exit 12B & 12C, one lane will remain open.
I-40, westbound I-40/240 Sam Cooper (LM-14.43 to LM 14.94 to LM-15.19), one lane will remain open.
I-40, westbound I-40/240 Sam Cooper (LM-14.43 to LM 14.94 to LM-15.19), one lane will remain open.
I-55, southbound Crump-Riverside Dr. (LM-11.91 to LM-11.76), one lane will remain open.

TDOT REGION 4: On-Call Guardrail Repair/Concrete Barrier Rail Repair (Nighttime):

Wednesday, June 28 through Wednesday, July 5: There are no scheduled closures.

TDOT REGION 4: On-Call Guardrail Repair/Concrete Barrier Rail Repair (Daytime):

Wednesday, June 28 through Wednesday, July 5: There are no scheduled closures.

TDOT Region 4: Random On-Call Signing

Wednesday, June 28 through Wednesday, July 5: There are no scheduled closures.

TDOT REGION 4: Relensing of Snowplowable Markers:

Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be night time rolling lane closures at the following various locations for relensing of snowplowable pavement markers. Weather Permitting.

SR-3, Lauderdale County, (MM 0.00 to MM 25.00), one lane will remain open.
SR-87, Lauderdale County, (MM 9.00 to MM 19.50), one lane will remain open.
SR-209, County, (MM 6.90 to M.M. 16.60), one lane will remain open.
SR-3, Tipton County, (MM 0.00 to MM 16.70), one lane will remain open.
SR-14, Tipton County, (MM 0.00 to MM 16.70), one lane will remain open.
SR-59, Tipton County, (MM 0.00 to MM 19.00), one lane will remain open.
SR-178, Tipton County, (MM 2.20 to MM 11.50), one lane will remain open.
SR-384, Tipton County, (MM 0.00 to MM 6.10), one lane will remain open.

TIPTON, SR-179: Resurfacing work will cause possible temporary lane closures, in both directions daily, from SR 54 to SR 14.

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