Middle Tennessee Construction November 19 – November 25, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009 | 08:30am
DAVIDSON COUNTY, I-40 and Robertson Road Interchange:(Recovery Act Project)
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 10AM and 1PM, each day, Rolling roadblocks for I-40 East bound and Westbound traffic for blasting operations on the north side of I-40 in the White Bridge Road area. Traffic will also be stopped on Robertson Rd., Urbandale Ave., and White Bridge Rd.
       Wednesday November 25, 9AM and 11:30 AM, Rolling roadblocks for I-40 East bound and Westbound traffic for blasting operations on the north side of I-40 in the White Bridge Road area. Traffic will also be stopped on Robertson Rd., Urbandale Ave., and White Bridge Rd. 
 
DAVIDSON COUNTY, Grading, drainage, and paving of the I-40 ramps @ 2nd & 4th Ave.:
       Thursday November 19, 8PM-6AM, The I-40 eastbound exit ramp to 2nd and 4th Ave. will be closed in order to set barrier rail.
 
DAVIDSON COUNTY, I-440 Concrete Rehabilitation:(Recovery Act Project)
       Friday November 20, 8PM through Monday November 23, 6AM, I-440 westbound will be closed from I-24 to I-65 for concrete repairs.
 
DAVIDSON COUNTY, Bridge Construction on Murfreesboro Rd. over Mill Creek
       Friday November 20 and Monday November 23, 9AM-3PM, There will be one lane closed in each direction in order to excavate the median. One lane will remain open in each direction.
 
REGION 3 On-Call Guardrail:
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 8PM-6AM, (each night), There will be one lane closures at various locations on interstates and state routes in Davidson, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson, Sumner, Wilson, Montgomery, Marshall, and Giles Counties for guardrail repair and installation.                          
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 9AM-4PM, There will be various shoulder closures in Middle Tennessee on state routes for guardrail repair and installation.
 
DAVIDSON and WILLIAMSON COUNTIES, ITS Phase III:
       Thursday November 19 through Wednesday November 25 (noon cutoff), 9AM-3PM and 7PM-6AM, There will be periodic day and night time shoulder closures at various locations within the areas listed below in order to install devices, perform electrical work, and pole installation.
o    Briley Pkwy, both directions, between I-40 and Centennial Blvd (MM 6 to MM 27)
o    I-24, both directions, between Old Hickory Blvd and Bell Rd (MM 40 to MM 61)
o    I-40, both directions, between US 70 and Old Hickory Blvd (MM 196 to MM 222)
o    I-65, both directions, between Concord Rd and Long Hollow Pkwy (MM 70 to MM 97)
o    I-440, both directions, between Hillsboro Pike and I-24 (MM 3 to MM 7)
o    Ellington Pkwy, both directions, between Briley Pkwy and Spring St
o    Vietnam Veterans, both directions, between I-65 and New Shackle Island (MM 0 to MM 5)
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 8PM-5AM, There will be periodic short term night time lane closures at the following locations to install device foundations, DMS foundation installation, and shoulder paving.
o    Briley Pkwy, both directions, between Elm Hill Pike and Brick Church Pike, (MM 7 to MM 27), 3 lanes remain open (multiple locations for structures and shoulder work).
o    I-40, both directions, between the I-24 Interchange and Old Hickory Blvd (MM 213 to MM 222), 3 lanes remain open (multiple locations for foundation installation).
o    I-40, Westbound, between US70S and east of Charlotte Pike (MM 196 to MM 203), 2 lanes remain open. (multiple locations for foundation installation).
o    I-40, both directions, between Briley Pkwy and Spence Lane (MM 215 to 213)
o    Friday 8pm to Monday 5am, one left lane closed in both directions for median foundation work.
o    I-65, both directions, between Concord Rd and the I-440 Interchange (MM 71 to MM 80), 2-3 lanes remain open (multiple locations for foundation installation).
o    I-24, both directions, between the I-440 Interchange and Old Hickory Blvd (MM 52 and MM 62), 2-3 lanes remain open (multiple locations for foundation installation.)
o    Vietnam Veterans, both directions, between I-65 and New Shackle Island (MM 0 to MM 5)
 
       Saturday November 21 and Sunday November 22 (in case of rain), 6AM-12PM, Right lane closure on I-24 East at Harding Place to install device poles due to lack of adequate shoulder and to work during the daylight hours.
 
REGION 3 Safety Improvements on Various State Routes:
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 8AM-3PM and Wednesday November 25, 8AM-12 Noon, There will be alternating lane closures on SR 6 (Gallatin Rd.) just before SR 52 in Westmoreland in order to work on proposed left turn lanes.
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 8AM-5PM, (each day), and Wednesday November 25, 8AM-12 Noon,  There will be various rolling closures in Robertson, Davidson, Wilson, Cheatham, Marshall and Maury Counties on State Routes in order to retrace pavement marking.
 
REGION 3 Retracing of Painted Markings on Interstate and State Routes
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 8AM-5PM each day, and Wednesday November 25, 8AM-12 Noon, There will be various rolling closures in Bedford, Lincoln, and Williamson Counties on State Routes in order to retrace pavement marking.
 
REGION 3 Relensing of Snowplowable Markers on Interstates and State Routes
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 8PM-6AM, There will be mobile lane closures at the following locations in order to replace snowplowable markers.
Davidson Co. I-65                     Cheatham Co. I-24
Montgomery Co. I-24                 Robertson Co. I-65
Sumner Co. I-65                        Marshall Co. I-65
Giles Co. I-65                            Rutherford Co. SR 840
 
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Concord Rd. from Sunset Rd. to Edmondson Pike
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 9AM-3PM, (excluding weekends), There will be alternating lane closures from Governor’s Way to Sunset Rd. in order to install storm drainage. Trucks will be entering and leaving the roadway. Flaggers will be utilized for these operations.
 
WILSON COUNTY, SR-171 (Mt Juliet Road) Widening:(Recovery Act Project)
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 9AM–3PM and Wednesday November 25, 9AM-12 Noon, There will be temporary lane closures Mt. Juliet Road (SR-171) northbound and southbound, from Division Street to Lebanon Road, for the purpose of performing blasting work.  The closures will be brief interruptions of about 5 to 15 minute periods.
 
 
 
DAVIDSON COUNTY, TDOT Maintenance:
Davidson County
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 9AM-3PM and Wednesday November 25, 9AM-12PM, (excluding weekends), There will be possible lane closures at various locations in Davidson County in order to patch potholes on an as needed basis.
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 9AM-3PM and Wednesday November 25, 9AM-12PM, (excluding weekends), There will be mobile operations in various locations in Davidson County for vegetation control. This will affect the shoulders or outside lanes.
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 7PM-6AM, (excluding weekends), There will be alternating lane closures on I-24 eastbound and westbound from MM 40 to I-65 in order to mill and pave the roadway.
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 8PM-6AM, There will be alternating lane closures on I-65 northbound and southbound from MM 85.9 (Exit 85: SR-12/US-41A/8th Avenue /Rosa Parks Blvd.) to MM 86.5 (Exit 86: Pickup I-24 RT.) for striping the roadway.
Smith County
       Thursday November 19, 9AM-3PM, There will be alternating lane closures in Smith County on I-40 eastbound in the right lane at mile marker 254.2 for milling out about 140 feet of roadway and repaving. One lane will remain open.
Montgomery County
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 9AM-3PM and Wednesday November 25, 9AM-12PM, (excluding weekends), There will be intermitting lane closures on State Route 12 from College Street to North Second Street for the City of Clarksville to install Christmas lights.
 
THOMAS & ASSOCIATES:
       Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, each day, 2PM, There will be rolling roadblocks on I-24 eastbound and westbound near Waldron Rd. (Exit 64) for blasting. Local police officers will be utilized for this operation.
 
DAVIDSON COUNTY, TDOT Utilities:  
       Monday November 23 and Tuesday November 24, 9AM-3PM, and Wednesday November 25, 9AM-12 Noon, On SR-6, Franklin Road from Bradford Avenue for 3700' to Berry Road, Davidson County.  This request, by N.E.S. is for replacement of poles, anchors and conductor.  Various lane closures are expected throughout the day.
       Monday November 23, 8PM-6AM, Metro Water will have lane closures at 1720 West End Ave. in order to repair a water line.
 
 
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 traffic conditions before leaving for your destination.

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