I-440 Interchange Ramps to Close This Weekend for Concrete Repairs

 

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Transportation crews will close two interchange ramps on Interstate 440 in Nashville this weekend as a major concrete repair project continues. The closures are as follows:

 

      Ramp from I-440 West to Interstate 65 South

       Ramp from Interstate 65 North to I-440 West

 

The ramps will close beginning at 4:00 a.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010 and will reopen no later than 6:00 a.m. Monday, March 22, 2010.

 

TDOT will use its many overhead message boards and several portable message boards 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.

 

Since the I-440 Concrete Rehabilitation Project began in August 2009, contract crews have replaced more than 20,000 square yards of deteriorating concrete along the roadway. Once the concrete repairs are complete, crews will continue grinding the surface of the roadway and will apply new pavement striping. The project, which is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is estimated to be complete by May 2010.

 

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.

 

B.J. Doughty

TDOT Region 3 Community Relations Officer

Office 615.350.4302

Mobile 615.714.8556