Major Lane Closures on White Bridge Road This Weekend
Thursday, February 04, 2010 | 06:03am
Work is complete.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Transportation crews will close multiple lanes on White Bridge Road near Interstate 40 this weekend for the installation of bridge beams for the I-40/White Bridge Road Interchange Modification project. The Interstate 40 Eastbound off-ramp at White Bridge Road (Exit #204) will also be closed for the majority of the weekend.
The closure periods are as follows:
- Saturday February 6 and Sunday February 7, 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
During the closures, crews will use cranes to lift 10 steel bridge beams, each weighing up to 60,000 pounds, across White Bridge Road and onto the large piers located on the east side of the interchange. In addition to the lane closures that will be in place, there will be several rolling roadblocks in both directions of White Bridge Road while the beams are lifted across the travel lanes.
The lane closures on White Bridge Road at I-40 will have significant impacts to the nearby intersection with Charlotte Pike (US 70). Motorists are urged to use alternate routes around this area if at all possible as long delays are expected.
Motorists traveling on I-40 East and wishing to access White Bridge Road or Briley Parkway will need to exit at 51st Avenue (Exit #205), located a quarter mile east of White Bridge Road. Detour signs will be posted to direct motorists back to White Bridge Road & Briley Parkway. TDOT will also use overhead and portable message boards along I-40 East to alert motorists of the closures. In addition, information on the closures will be broadcast on the TDOT SmartWay Highway Advisory Radio station (1680 AM) and on 511.
This interchange modification project will help improve traffic flow for motorists traveling eastbound I-40 to Briley Parkway and from Briley Parkway to westbound I-40. The $32 million project is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and is schedule to be complete in August 2011.
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. 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.