West Tennessee Weekly Construction February 12-19, 2015
DYER COUNTY, SR-3: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from Biffle Road to South of State Route 105. State Route 3 speed limit has been reduced to 60 MPH.
DYER COUNTY, SR-104: Bridge Repair on State Route 104 over Lewis Creek Canal. A signal system will be utilized. Speed limit has been reduced to 30 MPH. Beginning January 05, 2015, State Route 104 over Jones Creek at log mile 20.02, traffic will be reduced to one lane with a 10’ 9” lane restriction.
DYER COUNTY, SR-104: Beginning Monday February 16, State Route 104, bridge over the Obion River will be CLOSED. Detour route will be posted.
DYER COUNTY, SR-182: State Route 182, bridge over Coon Creek is CLOSED. Detour route is posted.
FAYETTE COUNTY, I-40, Interchange at SR 222: Wednesday February 11 through Wednesday
February 18: The east and westbound shoulders at Exit 42 are open. The shoulders are closed on State Route 222.There will be possible lane closures for the duration of this project.
FAYETTE COUNTY, SR-193: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from the Shelby County line to State Route 194.
FAYETTE COUNTY, SR-196: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from (US-64) State Route 15 to the junction of State Route 196 and Hickory Withe Road.
FAYETTE and HAYWOOD COUNTY, SR-222: A grading project on State Route 222 from north of I-40 to south of Camp Ground Road. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway from the construction zones and also crossing the roadways.
FAYETTE and SHELBY COUNTY, (SR-385) Future I-269: Construction of I-269 from the interchange with State Route 385 to the Mississippi State line. State Route 385 is reduced to one lane in each direction for bridge construction. The project intersects with US 72 (State Route 86) in the area of the Mann Road intersection. State Route 86 is reduced to one lane in each direction for bridge construction in the median. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway from the construction zones and also crossing the roadways.
Tuesday February 10 through Friday February 13, 9:00 a. m.-5:00 p. m.: Westbound State Route 385 will be CLOSED to allow for the installation of steel beams across the westbound lanes. Detour will be posted.
HARDIN COUNTY, SR-15 (US-64): A widening project on State Route 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.
HAYWOOD COUNTY, I-40: Construction at State Route 76 and I-40 at the weigh station.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, SR-88: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from Edith-Nankipoo Road to State Route 210. Detour route will be posted.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, SR-208: A widening project on State Route 208 (State Route 209/Cleveland Street) beginning at State Route 209 (Washington Street) and extending to State Route 208 at US-51/State Route 3 in Ripley. There will be temporary lane closures daily.
MCNAIRY COUNTY-SR-57: A bridge replacement project will cause a reduction in lanes in both directions on State Route 57. Traffic is reduced to one lane, with a temporary signal, for duration of the project.
OBION COUNTY, SR-431: Resurfacing work will cause possible temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from the North Fork Obion River bridge to US-51 (State Route 3).
SHELBY COUNTY, I-40 Bridge over MS River Phase 8:
Wednesday February 11 through Wednesday February 18:
A lane will be closed on I-40 eastbound Exit 1 (to Riverside Drive and Front Street). Please note that the EXIT will remain open. It will just be a one-lane exit for a short duration and traffic exiting at this location can still go to either Riverside Drive or Front Street.
LOOK AHEAD: Sunday, February 22, 6:00 a. m.-11:59 p. m.: The two Entrance Ramps to I-40 Westbound from Front Street and from Riverside Drive will be CLOSED. Detour routes will be posted. Weather Permitting.
SHELBY COUNTY, I-40 Bridge over MS River Phase 9:
Wednesday, February 11 through Wednesday, February 18:
The work zone will be shifted to the south side of the bridge. After the traffic shift the traffic configuration will be: Westbound traffic will be in two narrow lanes on the north side of the bridge. Eastbound traffic will be in two narrow lanes in the center of the bridge. Work zone will be in the two lanes on the south side of the bridge. Motorists are advised to slow down to 45 miles per hour through the work zone.
SHELBY COUNTY, I-40 at Canada Road
Wednesday, February 11 through Wednesday, February 18:
I-40 speed limit has been reduced to 55 MPH. Currently there is paving in the median on I-40 east and west of the bridge. There are barrier rail placed on the westbound entrance ramps to I-40 but not impeding traffic. There are lane shifts eastbound and westbound on I-40. Beginning December 05, there are transitions southbound and northbound on Canada Road shifting from two lanes to one lane.
SHELBY COUNTY, I-240 North of SR-385 to North of Walnut Grove Rd.:
Sunday February 08 through Thursday February 12, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: One left or one right lane of eastbound or westbound I-240 will be CLOSED for the installation of shoulder scoring, final channelization and painting of median barrier. Weather Permitting.
Sunday, February 15 through Thursday, February 19, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: One left or one right lane of eastbound or westbound I-240 will be CLOSED from BOP to EOP for the installation of shoulder scoring, repairs to texture coat on barrier rail and adjustments to roadway luminaires. Weather Permitting.
SHELBY COUNTY, I-40/I-240 Phase 2 Interchange Improvements:
Summer Avenue: The right lane east and westbound is CLOSED in both directions, beginning just west of the existing I-240 northbound bridge over Summer Avenue to allow for construction access.
Sam Cooper EB: The left lane of Sam Cooper Boulevard Eastbound is CLOSED, beginning east of Perkins Road to the I-40/I-240 interchange.
Sam Cooper WB: The left lane of Sam Cooper Boulevard Westbound is CLOSED, beginning east of the
I-40/I-240 interchange.
I-240: There are shoulder closures in both directions of I-240 between Walnut Grove and I-40 interchange. One lane of northbound I-240 is also CLOSED in this same section.
I-40 WB: The outside shoulder is closed from Sycamore View to the Wolf River Bridge for construction access.
Saturday, February 14 6:00 a.m. through Sunday, February 15 at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 21 6:00 a.m. through Sunday, February 22 at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 28 6:00 a.m. through Sunday, February 29 at 6:00 p.m.
The following will be CLOSED for crews to safely install steel bridge beams
- I-40 westbound ramp to Little Rock
The work is weather dependent. Should inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances prevent this work from occurring as scheduled, it will be rescheduled.
Truck traffic should use SR 385 as an alternate route. Detour maps and information will be provided on the project web site. http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/i40-240memphis/
SHELBY COUNTY, SR-1 (US-51): Wednesday February 11 through Wednesday February 18: There are no scheduled closures.
SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14 (US-61): bridge repair project on State Route14 over I-55 and on South Parkway West over I-55.
Wednesday February 11 through Wednesday March 04: The northbound and southbound shoulders are closed for expansion joint repairs.
SHELBY COUNTY, SR-86 (US-72): Construction on State Route 86 (US-72) for a widening project north of Quinn Road to State Route 57 (Poplar Avenue) in Collierville. Traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction. South Rowlett Street is closed to through traffic in the vicinity of the State Route 86 bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad. Motorists may use Wilson Street to Harris Street as a detour.
SHELBY COUNTY, Grade, drain, pave SR-177 (Germantown Rd); Crestridge Rd to Stout Rd:
Wednesday February 11 through Wednesday February 18: There will be intermittent lane closures on State Route 177 (Germantown Road), between Germantown City Limits (LM-1.65) to Stout Road (LM-2.40). The closures will be intermittent and for as short a time as possible.
SHELBY COUNTY, SR-385: Bridge Repair (2) on State Route 385 over Loosahatchie River. Traffic is reduced to one northbound and one southbound lane; a twelve (12’) lane will be maintained in each direction. Speed limit has been reduced to 55 MPH.
Wednesday February 11 through Wednesday February 18: Bridge Repair (2) on State Route 385 over Memphis-Arlington Road & Hall Creek. A traffic shift will cause traffic to move on both east and westbound bridges.
TDOT REGION 4, On-Call Guardrail Repair and Concrete Barrier Rail Wednesday, February 18 through Friday, February 20 & Monday, February 23 & Tuesday, February 24, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be night time lane closures at the following locations, to repair damaged guardrail. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.
- I-40, Shelby County, eastbound & westbound (MM 20.3 to MM 12.0 & MM 9.2), one lane will remain open.
- I-240, Shelby County, eastbound & westbound (MM 19.2 to MM 26.6), one lane will remain open.
- I-240, Shelby County, eastbound & westbound (MM 26.7 to MM 6.2), one lane will remain open.
- SR-385, Shelby County, eastbound & westbound (MM 18.9 to MM 5.4), one lane will remain open.
TDOT REGION 4 Retracing of Pavement Marking with Paint: Wednesday February 11 through Wednesday February 18: There are no scheduled closures.
TDOT MAINTENANCE:
Wednesday February 11 through Wednesday February 18, 9:00 a. m.-4:00 p. m.: There will be possible lane closures at various locations in Region IV in order to patch potholes on an as needed basis. Weather Permitting.
For more information on TDOT road construction projects or to view travel conditions visit the TDOT SmartWay Information System web site (http://www.tn.gov/tdot/tdotsmartway/). Motorists can also dial 511 from any land-line or cellular phone to access up to date traffic conditions. TDOT is also now on Twitter. For up to date traffic tweets for the Jackson & Memphis areas follow Memphis511 (http://twitter.com/memphis511). For statewide traffic information follow TN511 (http://twitter.com/TN511). Also, for smart phone users, TDOT has a new mobile site that provides simple and easy access to TDOT's SmartWay cameras, message boards, accident information, and construction information. Go to: http://m.tdot.tn.gov/SmartWay/
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. All scheduled work is subject to change due to adverse weather conditions or other conditions beyond the control of the contractor.