West Tennessee Weekly Construction February 19-25, 2015
DYER COUNTY, SR-104: Bridge Repair on State Route 104 over Lewis Creek Canal. A signal system is being utilized. Speed limit has been reduced to 30 MPH. State Route 104 over Jones Creek, traffic is reduced to one lane with a 10’ 9” lane restriction.
DYER COUNTY, SR-104: Beginning Monday February 23, 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 18 through Wednesday
February 25: 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.
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 18 through Wednesday February 25:
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, March 1, 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 18 through Wednesday February 25:
The work zone is shifted to the south side of the bridge. Westbound traffic is in two narrow lanes on the north side of the bridge. Eastbound traffic is in two narrow lanes in the center of the bridge. Work zone is 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 18 through Wednesday February 25:
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 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.
Sunday, February 22 through Thursday, February 26, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: One left or one right lane of eastbound or westbound I-240 will be CLOSED for adjustments to roadway lighting and repair of texture coating at various locations. 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.
LOOK AHEAD: Saturday, February 28 & Sunday, March 01, 6:00 a. m.-6:00 p. m.:
The following will be CLOSED for crews to safely install steel bridge beams
- I-40 westbound ramp to Little Rock
LOOK AHEAD: Sunday, March 1, 6:00 a. m.–12:00 p. m.:
- I-40 westbound: The 2 outside lanes between Exit 18 (US 64) and Exit 16 (Germantown Road) will be closed to install horizontal truss and a new message board. Two lanes will remain open except during the time of a rolling road block to hang and bolt the truss in place.
- I-40 eastbound: The inside lane and shoulder between Exit 16 (Germantown Road) and Exit 18 (US 64) will be temporarily closed while placing the new truss.
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 18 through Wednesday February 25: 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 18 through Wednesday March 4: The northbound and southbound shoulders are closed for expansion joint repairs.
Friday, February 20 through Monday, February 23, 7:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be intermittent lane closures on I-55 to switch traffic. Exit 10 northbound I-55, ramp from South Parkway towards northbound I-55 CLOSED.
SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14 (US-61): Geotechnical Borings on State Route 14
Monday, February 23 through Thursday, February 26, 7:00 a. m.-5:00 p. m.: There will be temporary lane closures between (MM 7.0 and MM 8.0) to facilitate geotechnical borings.
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 18 through Wednesday February 25: 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 18 through Wednesday February 25: 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 Wednesday February 25: There are no scheduled closures.
TDOT REGION 4 Retracing of Pavement Marking with Paint: Wednesday February 18 through Wednesday February 25: There are no scheduled closures.
TDOT MAINTENANCE:
Wednesday February 18 through Wednesday February 25, 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.
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