West Tennessee Weeky Construction August 13-20, 2015

Friday, August 14, 2015 | 01:01pm

BENTON COUNTY, I-40: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from the Decatur County line to west of State Route 191.

Sunday, August 16 through Thursday, August 20, 7:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.

There will be temporary lane closures on I-40 east and westbound from mile marker 126 to mile marker 133, for milling, paving operations and joint work. Speed limit has been reduced to 60 MPH. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.

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.

CARROLL COUNTY:  Miscellaneous safety improvements on various local roads which include Buena Vista Road, Old Trezevant Road/Rimmer Road, Rowland Mill Road, McLemoresville Road/Old Stage Road, Terry Road, & Hinkledale Road, will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily.

CARROLL COUNTY, SR-76:  Construction of turn lanes on State Route 76 at the intersection of Hospital Drive in McKenzie including grading, drainage, and paving.
Monday July 13, 2015 through Thursday, October 1, 2015, there will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily.

DECATUR COUNTY, SR-69: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from Concord Road to US-412 (State Route 20).

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:  State Route 104, bridge over the Obion River is Open. However, there will be possible temporary lane closures on State Route 104 and State Route 182 over Coon Creek, for the duration of this project.

FAYETTE COUNTY, I-40, Interchange at SR 222:  Wednesday, August 12 through Saturday, August 15: The east and westbound shoulders at Exit 42 are open. The shoulders are closed on State Route 222. There will be possible lane closures on State Route 222 for striping operations.

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 SR-385 to the Mississippi State line. The project intersects with US 72 (SR-86) in the area of the Mann Road intersection. State Route 86 is reduced to one lane in each direction for bridge construction and construction of the concrete ramps. 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-142: Miscellaneous safety improvements from State Route 57 to the Mississippi State Line will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily.

HARDIN COUNTY, SR-203: Miscellaneous safety improvements from State Route 226 to Choate Creek Road will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily.

HARDIN COUNTY, SR-203: Miscellaneous safety improvements from Choate Creek Road to Nichols Branch will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily.

HENDERSON COUNTY, I-40: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from west of State Route 104 to west of State Route 22.

Sunday, August 16 through Thursday, August 20, 7:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.
There will be temporary lane closures on I-40 eastbound and westbound (MM 101.0 to MM 108.0), for milling, paving operations and joint work. Speed limit has been reduced to 60 MPH. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.

HENDERSON COUNTY, SR-20: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from just west of Thomas Rd. to west of State Route 114.

HENDERSON COUNTY, SR-22: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from the Chester County line to south of State Route 22A (Cook Street).

HENRY COUNTY:  Miscellaneous safety improvements on various local roads which include Old Paris-Murray Road, Shady Grove Road, Reynoldsburg Road, Palestine Road, Van Dyke Road, Macedonia Road, & Old McKenzie Highway will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily.

HENRY COUNTY, SR-69A: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from the Benton County line to north of Mays Bridge Road.

HENRY COUNTY, SR-76 (US-79): Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from Service Master Drive to West Antioch Road. One lane will remain open in each direction.

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. There will be possible temporary lane closures daily.

MADISON CO, I-40: On Saturday, August 15 bridge repair will close the eastbound outside lane at mile marker 84 from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for concrete repairs.

MADISON COUNTY, I-40: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from west of Lower Brownsville Road to west of US-412 (State Route 20).

Sunday, August 16 through Thursday, August 20, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be temporary lane closures on I-40 east and westbound from mile marker 74 to mile marker 79, paving operations. THP will assist with traffic control.  Weather Permitting.

MADISON COUNTY, SR-20:  There will be temporary lane closures between LM 2.75 and LM 2.00 Westbound for the application of High Friction Surface Treatment.  One lane will remain open.

MCNAIRY COUNTY, SR-22: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from US-64 (State Route 15) to the Chester County line.

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.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40 Arkansas Highway Transportation Department will close one westbound outside lane, Tuesday August 18 through Thursday, August 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day for bridge inspection activities.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40 at Canada Road Wednesday, August 12 through Wednesday, August 19:
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 shifting from two lanes to one lane.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-240 North of SR-385 to North of Walnut Grove Rd.: Wednesday, August 12 through Wednesday, August 19:  There are no scheduled closures.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40/I-240 Phase 2 Interchange Improvements:
Summer Avenue:
The right westbound lane is CLOSED, 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.
I-240 EB ramp is reduced to ONE lane and wide loads over 18’ are prohibited.
Thursday, August 13 from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

  • Close the two outside lanes of I-40E/I-240W north of the Covington Pike interchange installation of two overhead sign structures. All lanes will be closed when installing the two overhead sign trusses by utilizing rolling roadblocks for two 15-minute periods.

*Monday, August 17 will serve as backup date.

Friday, August 14 from 9:00 p.m. through Monday, August 17 at 6:00 a.m.

  • Close I-40W Exit 10B (Little Rock Ramp) and WB Sam Cooper Blvd. at the interchange to allow for the asphalt paving operations for the WB Sam Cooper Blvd. traffic shift.  Motorists will be detoured to Walnut Grove Road Interchange.
  • Friday, August 21 through Monday, August 24 will serve as backup dates. 

Saturday, August 15 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

  • Close the outside lane of I-40W north of Summer Ave. extending to north of Covington Pike Rd. to allow for the installation of portable barrier rail to do interstate widening construction activities.
  • Sunday, August 16 will serve as backup date. 

Saturday, August 15 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m 

  • I-240 westbound 2 right lanes will be closed from Sam Cooper Boulevard (LM-12.0) to Walnut Grove Road Interchange (LM-13.4) for noise wall construction activities.
  • Sunday, August 16 will serve as backup date. 

Tuesday, August 18 from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

  • Close the two inside lanes of I-40E/I-240W north of the Summer Ave./Whitestation Rd. Exit 12A. to just south of the same exit to allow for the installation of an overhead sign structure.  All lanes will be closed when installing the overhead sign truss by utilizing rolling roadblocks for a 15-minute period.
  • Wednesday, August 19 or Thursday, August 20 will serve as backup dates. 

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Saturday, August 22 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m 

  • I-240 westbound 2 right lanes will be closed from Sam Cooper Boulevard (LM-12.0) to Walnut Grove Road  Interchange (LM-13.4) for noise wall construction activities.
  • Sunday, August 23 will serve as backup date. 

 Saturday, August 22 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

  • Close the outside lane of  I-40W north of Summer Ave. extending to north of Covington Pike Rd. to allow for the installation of portable barrier rail to do interstate widening construction activities.
  • Sunday, August 23 will serve as backup date.

Saturday, August 22 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

  • Close the outside lane of  I-40W from the Sycamore View Rd. interchange Exit 12 extending to the Flyover ramp (I-240W Exit) to allow for the removal of portable barrier rail.
  • Sunday, August 23 will serve as backup date. 

Saturday, August 22 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

  • Close the inside lane of I-40E from the Covington Pike interchange extending to the I-40E Nashville ramp (Exit 12C) to allow for the potential traffic switch to the new I-40E Nashville ramp.
  • Sunday, August 23 will serve as backup date.

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-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 45MPH. As of May 13, 2015, Egypt-Central Road and Momosa Road have been CLOSED to thru traffic until May 2016.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14: Miscellaneous safety improvements including resurfacing on State Route 14 from State Route 204 to the Tipton County line and miscellaneous safety improvements on State Route 14 from State Route 384 to State Route 59 will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily.

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.

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, Grade, drain, pave SR-177 (Germantown Rd); Crestridge Rd to Stout Rd: Wednesday, August 12 through Wednesday, August 19: There will be possible intermittent lane closures on State Route 177 (Germantown Road), between Germantown City Limits to Stout Road.

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.

There will be temporary lane closures on State Route 385 eastbound left lane from log mile 9.5 to log mile 7.3 & westbound from log mile 6.2 to log mile 8.3 in order to drive piling and expansion joint repair on the 4 bridges located at log mile 7.2 left and right (Hall Creek) & log mile 8.5 left and right (Memphis-Arlington Road). There will be closures beginning April 13, 2015 thru completion of construction on the both lanes of the bridges on State Route 385 over Hall Creek and Memphis-Arlington Road eastbound and westbound lanes. Beginning April 21, there will be lane closures on the eastbound lane of State Route 385 on the Memphis-Arlington bridge until completion of the project. Beginning Monday, July 20 through mid-August 2015 Memphis-Arlington bridges will be changing to Phase II for expansion joint repairs. Approximately Monday August 10 Loosahatchie bridge will begin installation of strip seal expansion joints at bridge ends and deck grooving.

TDOT REGION 4 Miscellaneous Safety Improvements Using High Friction Surface Treatment on Various State Routes

Wednesday, August 12 & Thursday, August 13, the Monday, August 17 though Thursday, August 20, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.:  There will be night time lane closures eastbound and westbound on State Route57 in Shelby County between log mile 7.75 and log mile 9.00 Poplar Ave. at I-240. At least one lane will remain open at all times. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.

Friday, August 14, 8:00 p. m. through Monday, August 16, 6:00 a. m.: There will be lane closures eastbound and westbound on State Route 385 in Shelby County between log mile 12.04 and log mile 13.07 at Byhalia Road. At least one lane will remain open at all times. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.

TDOT REGION 4, On-Call Guardrail Repair and Concrete Barrier Rail Wednesday, August 12 through Saturday, August 19: There are no scheduled closures.

TDOT REGION 4 Retracing of Pavement Marking with Spraythermo Wednesday, August 12, & Thursday, August 13, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be night time “rolling road blocks” at the following locations for retracing of pavement markings. Weather Permitting.

  • SR-388, Shelby County, eastbound & westbound LM 0.00 (SR 3) to LM 6.91 (Cuba-Locke Road), one lane will remain open.
  • SR 3, Shelby County, northbound & southbound beginning LM 20.83 (Memphis City Limits) to LM 33.08 (Shelby/Tipton County Line), one lane will remain open.

Wednesday, August 12 through Tuesday, August 18 (including Friday, Saturday & Sunday night), 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be night time “rolling road blocks” at the following locations for retracing of pavement markings. HELP Truck will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.

  • I-40, Shelby County, eastbound & westbound MM 0.00 (Shelby County line) to MM 27.20 (Shelby/Fayette County line), one lane will remain open.
  • I-55, Shelby County, northbound & southbound MM 0.00 (Mississippi State Line) to MM 12.28 (Mississippi River), one lane will remain open.
  • I-240, Shelby County, northbound & southbound MM 0.00 (I-40 Midtown) to MM 5.51 (I-40 junction), one lane will remain open.
  • SR-385, Shelby County, eastbound & westbound MM 0.00 (I-240) to MM 15.54 (Shelby/Fayette County line), one lane will remain open.

Friday, August 14 through Tuesday, August 18, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be night time “rolling road blocks” at the following locations for retracing of pavement markings. Weather Permitting.

  • SR-205, Shelby County, eastbound and westbound LM 18.36 (near Armour Road.) to LM 23.60 (SR 3), one lane will remain open.
  • SR-204, Shelby County, northbound and southbound LM 4.75 (SR-14) to LM 11.15 (Naval Gate), one lane will remain open.
  • SR-14, Shelby County, northbound and southbound LM 23.47 (Memphis City Limits) to LM 38.83 (Tipton County Line), one lane will remain open.
  • SR-15, Shelby County, eastbound and westbound LM 1.93 (Memphis City Limits) to LM 16.30 (Fayette County Line), one lane will remain open.
  • SR-1, Shelby County, eastbound and westbound LM 15.63 (Memphis City Limits) to LM 30.80 (Fayette County Line), one lane will remain open.

TDOT MAINTENANCE: Wednesday, August 12 through Wednesday, August 19, 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, August 12 through Wednesday, August 19: 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.

WEAKLEY COUNTY, SR-22: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from State Route 217 to the ramp from State Route 431.

WEAKLEY COUNTY, SR-43:  Friday, August 14, 8:00 p. m. through Monday, August 17, 6:00 a.m. Ramp closure will be westbound SR-43E traffic south to Milan/Jackson. The ramp will be closed with traffic to use alternate routes. Message Boards will be utilized. Flaggers will be present for traffic control.

WEAKLEY COUNTY:  Miscellaneous safety improvements on various local roads which include Old State Route 22, Ralston Road, Parkers Levee Road, Three Point Road, & Shades Bridge Road will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily.

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