I-24 Ramp Reduced to One Lane in Davidson County This Weekend for Bridge Repair

NASHVILLE – – Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will close one lane on the ramp to Interstate 24 West (mile marker 43 – toward Clarksville), located north of Downtown Nashville this weekend in order to begin bridge repair work. The ramp is located at the I-24/I-65 split, just north of Trinity Lane. The closure will begin Friday, September 24, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. The ramp lane will reopen no later than Monday, September 27 at 5:30 a.m.

 

During this weekend’s lane closures, workers will remove and replace deteriorated concrete on the interchange ramp. Once the new concrete is poured, it must harden for several hours. The concrete repairs, which will take several weekends to complete, are part of a $2.3 million interstate resurfacing project on I-24 that stretches from the I-65 split to Old Hickory Boulevard. The project is expected to be complete in November.

 

TDOT will use overhead and portable message boards to alert motorists of the lane closures.

Motorists are advised to plan ahead and seek an alternate route, such as Briley Parkway. 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. 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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For more information:

B.J. Doughty

TDOT Region 3 Community Relations Officer

Office 615.350.4302

Mobile 615.714.8556