West Tennessee Weekly Construction November 19-26, 2015

Friday, November 20, 2015 | 08:53am

BENTON COUNTY, SR-69: Miscellaneous safety improvements on State Route 69A from Reynoldsburg Road to Cedar Grove Road will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, with flagmen, for the installation of guardrail, striping, and snowplowable marker installation.

DYER COUNTY, I-155: Bridge Repair on I-155 over the Mississippi River
Thursday, July 23, 2015 through Wednesday, August 31, 2016: There will be lane closures eastbound and westbound on I-155 over the Mississippi River Bridge, for duration of the project. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction with a 14’ 10.5” lane restriction. Speed limit has been reduced to 60 MPH.

DYER COUNTY, SR-104: There will be temporary lane closures on State Route 104 between log mile 13.59 and 14.59 for application of high friction surface treatment. Watch for flagmen.

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.

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.

HARDIN COUNTY, SR-22: There will be temporary lane closures northbound on State Route 22 between mile marker 6.05 and 6.50 for guardrail repair.

HARDIN COUNTY, SR-128: A widening project on State Route 128 from South of Opel Loop to US-64 (SR-15) in Savannah. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway from the construction zones and also crossing the roadways.

HENRY COUNTY, SR-218: Grading, drainage, construction of I-beam bridge and paving 2.6 miles on State Route 218 from State Route 69 northwest of Paris to US-641 (State Route 54). On Friday May 8, 2015, Iron Banks Road was closed to thru traffic until approximately October 31, 2016.

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. All routes are open but there will be possible temporary lane closures daily. Watch for flagmen.

MADISON COUNTY, I-40: Wednesday, November 18 through Friday, November 20, 7:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be a temporary lane closure WB (MM 78.0 to MM 81.6), I-40 from West of Norfolk Southern Railroad to east of Highland Avenue for soil borings.

MADISON COUNTY, SR-186 (45BYP) at the intersection with Carriage House Drive Monday, November 23, 9:00 a. m.-2:00 p. m.: There will be a temporary intermittent lane closures in the Northbound lanes of SR-186 (45 Bypass) from just north of the intersection of SR-186 (45 Bypass) and Carriage House Drive. This repair will include the turning lane.

MCNAIRY COUNTY SR-57: A bridge replacement project will cause a reduction in lanes in both directions on State Route 57 over Cypress Creek. Traffic is reduced to one lane, with a temporary signal, for duration of the project.

OBION COUNTY, SR-22: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from the State Route 22 connector to State Route 214.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40 repair of bridge over the Mississippi River Wednesday, November 18 through Wednesday, November 25: The outside (right) lane of I-40 Eastbound over the Mississippi River is closed for repair work. The outside lane of I-40 Westbound over the Mississippi River bridge is closed for repair work.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40 at Canada Road
Wednesday, November 19 through Wednesday, November 26:  I-40 speed limit has been reduced to 55 MPH. There are lane shifts east and westbound on I-40. On December 5, 2014, there were transitions southbound and northbound on Canada Road. Paving operations have begun on Canada Road.​
Wednesday, November 18 & Thursday, November 19, 8:00 p. m.-4:00 a. m.: There will be temporary lane closures on I-40 eastbound and westbound for overhead welding.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40 Bridge over the Mississippi River Bridge There will be temporary closures at the following locations.
Monday, November 23, 9:00 a. m.-3:00 p. m.: I-40 eastbound exit 1 the Riverside Drive ramp will be closed for inspection.
Tuesday, November 24, 9:00 a. m.-3:00 p. m.: I-40 eastbound exit 1 the Front Street ramp will be closed for inspection.
Monday, November 30 & Tuesday, December 1, 9:00 a. m.-3:00 p. m.: I-40 westbound exit 1 to Riverside Drive will be closed for inspection.
Wednesday, December 2 & Thursday, December 3, 7:00 a. m.-4:00 p. m.: Riverside Drive to I-40 westbound ramp will be closed for inspection.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40/I-240 Phase 2 Interchange Improvements:
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: 3 lanes will remain open for bridge work over the Wolf River Bridge. (1 lane Sam Cooper, 1 lane I-240W, 1 lane I-40W/new flyover)
I-40 EB: 4 lanes will remain open for bridge work over the Wolf River Bridge. (2 lanes I-240E to I-40E, 1 lane I-40E (new flyover) 1 lane Sam Cooper)
I-240 EB ramp has 2 lanes open.
I-240 EB to I-40 WB has the left lane closed.
Summer Ave. Exit:  The Summer Ave. exit from I-40 WB will remain closed until completion of Wolf River Bridge.  Motorist must exit off  I-40 WB at Exit 12 (Sycamore View) and follow detour to Summer Ave.
Beginning 11-23-15: Covington Pike will be one lane at the intersection for approximately 2 months.

Saturday, November 21 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

  1.      the two right lanes of I-240 westbound beginning at Sam Cooper Boulevard (LM-12.0) extending to the Walnut Grove Road Interchange (LM-13.4) for noise wall construction activities.

The Sam Cooper on ramp to I-240 west  will be modified in length and the right lane of I-240 west will remain closed.

  • Sunday, November 22 and Saturday, December 5 will serve as backup dates. 

Saturday, November 21 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

  1.      the left lane of I-240 eastbound beginning south of the I-40E ramp (Exit 12C) near LM-12.2 extending to I-240 Exit 12B (westbound Sam Cooper Blvd. ramp) for temporary widening construction activities.  The right lane of I-240 eastbound will remain open during this work.
  2. Sunday, November 22 and Saturday, December 5 will serve as backup dates. 

LOOK AHEAD:      None for the following weekend due to Thanksgiving Holiday.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-1: Night time resurfacing work will cause possible temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from west of Kentucky Street to State Route 4.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-4: Night time resurfacing work will cause possible temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from US-51 (State Route 3) to US-70 (State Route 1).

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-4: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from south of John Paul Drive to SR-277 (Airways Boulevard). One lane will remain open in each direction.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14 (Austin Peay Hwy): Construction on State Route 14 for a widening project from State Route 204 (Singleton Parkway) to east of Old Covington Pike. Shoulders are closed north and southbound. April 27, 2015 through May 11, 2016, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a. m. there will be possible temporary lane closures throughout the project. Speed limit has been reduced to 45 MPH. As of May 13, 2015, Egypt-Central Road and Momosa Road have been CLOSED to thru traffic until December 31, 2015.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions, from State Route 277 (Trezevant Street) to the I-40 ramp, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m. One lane will remain open in each direction.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14: Bridge Repair on State Route 14 over overflows log mile 26.28, 26.58 & 26.74, Loosahatchie River log mile 26.90 and overflow log mile 27.25. There will be temporary lane closures, for the duration of the project. Beginning Friday July 10, 2015, there is be a lane width restriction 11’6” between log mile 26.25 and 27.25, which is approximately 3 miles Southwest of State Route 385/State Route 14 intersection in northeast Shelby County. Temporary signal is being utilized. Friday, August 21, 2015, traffic was switched to the northbound side of the bridge with one lane closed. On Friday, September 4, 2015 both lanes on the bridge at log mile 26.90 will be reopened. On Tuesday September 8 through Monday, November 30, 2015 the southbound lane on bridge at log mile 27.25 will be closed.

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. There will be possible temporary lane closures throughout the project.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-175: Grade, drain, and pave on State Route 175 (Byhalia Road) from south of Shelby Post Road to south of State Route 385 will cause possible lane closure.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-205: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions, from State Route 57 to south of US 64 (State Route 15). One lane will remain open in each direction.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-385: Bridge Repair (2) on State Route 385 over Loosahatchie River. Traffic is reduced to one north and one southbound lane; a twelve (12’) lane will be maintained in each direction.  Speed limit has been reduced to 55 MPH.

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.

Traffic was moved over last week for Phase 2 Construction. Memphis-Arlington Road and eastbound lane of Hall Creek bridge have been dug out for expansion joints. They have begun the composite fiber encasement. Wrap on beams on the Loosahatchie River Bridges and delineators on the parapet rails.  Deck joints have been sealed. Grooving will begin this week along with texture coat to finish. Traffic has been switched over to the left lane westbound on State Route 385 over Loosahatchie-expansion joints being installed.

TDOT REGION 4 Miscellaneous Safety Improvements Using High Friction Surface Treatment on Various State Routes
 Friday, November 20, 8:00 p. m. through Monday, November 23, 6:00 a. m.: There are no scheduled closures.

TDOT REGION 4 Retracing of Pavement Marking with Spraythermo
Wednesday, November 18 through Wednesday, November 25: There are no scheduled closures.

TDOT REGION 4, On-Call Guardrail Repair
 Wednesday, November 18 through Wednesday, November 25: There are no scheduled closures.

TDOT REGION 4 On Call Concrete Pavement Repairs on Various Interstate & State Routes
 Friday, November 20, 8:00 p. m. through Monday, November 23, 6:00 a. m.: There will be night/day time lane closures at the following various locations to repair damaged concrete and joint sealing. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.

  • I-40, Madison County, eastbound (MM 89.5 to MM 91.5), one lane will remain open.
  • I-40, Madison County, eastbound (MM 93.8 to MM 95.8), one lane will remain open.

TDOT MAINTENANCE:
Wednesday, November 18 through Tuesday, November 24, 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.

Wednesday, November 25, 9:00 a. m. -12:00 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.

Monday, November 30 & Tuesday, December 1, 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.

TIPTON and HAYWOOD COUNTIES, SR-54: Wednesday, November 18 through Wednesday, November 25: Bridge Repair on State Route 54 over Hatchie River at log mile 9.60. A signal system will be utilized. On July 6, 2015, State Route 54 over Hatchie River, traffic was reduced to one lane with a 11’ 2” lane restriction. Westbound lane is still closed to traffic for expansion joint repair and installation of steel reinforcements.

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