West Tennessee Weekly Construction April 24-May 1, 2019
District 47 - West TN - Northern
BENTON, CARROLL, DYER, CROCKETT, GIBSON, HENRY, MADISON COUNTIES, VARIOUS STATE ROUTES: The retracing of painted pavement marking lines on various state routes will cause rolling lane closures.
DYER COUNTY, SR-3 (US-51): Repair of bridges over South Fork Forked Deer River. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway in a construction zone. Traffic is reduced to one lane on US 51 (SR 3) in both north and southbound directions, from LM 24.73 to LM 25.00 in Lauderdale County and LM 0.00 to LM 0.40 in Dyer County. *Speed limit is reduced to 45 MPH through the US 51 portion of the project.
Restrictions: There is a 12’ 10” lane restriction.
DYER COUNTY, SR-20 (US-412): Repair of bridges over Lewis Creek. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway.
On Thursday, December 6, 2018 both the north and southbound lanes are open to traffic on
SR 20 from (LM 2.16 to LM 2.74). Temporary lane closures are possible throughout the remaining duration of the job. Construction signs and message boards are in use.
HENRY COUNTY, SR-54: The grading, drainage, construction of bridges, retaining wall and paving on SR 54 from near Rison Street to near Smith Road. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway. *Speed limit has been reduced to 35MPH.
OBION COUNTY, Future I-69: Grading, drainage, construction of eight bridges on future I-69 from south of US 51 (SR 3) to south of US 45W (SR 5) will cause possible lane closures throughout the project. *Speed limit is reduced to 45 MPH through the US 51 (SR 3) portion of the project. The southbound traffic has been switched to the northbound side on SR 3 throughout the work zone, for phase 2 construction.
Restrictions: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 SR 3 has a lane shift in the north and southbound directions. Traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction with an 11’ 6” lane restriction.
OBION COUNTY, US 45W (US-51, SR-3): Repair of 6 bridges on various routes over U.S. 45W US 51 (SR 3). Motorist should watch trucks entering and exiting the roadway.
On Friday, April 5, 2019 bridge repairs on McClard Road, Claude Tucker Road and Mayberry Road over SR 3 (LM 23.29 to LM 29.97) will cause temporary outside lane closures daily. Outside lane will re-open by 6:00 p.m. daily. Temporary lane closures are possible throughout the remaining duration of the job. Construction signs are in use.
SHELBY COUNTY, I-40: Monday, April 29, through Wednesday, May 1, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. : The random on-call signing will cause lane closures on I-40 in the eastbound direction from MM 0.00 to MM 1.30
WEAKLEY COUNTY, SR-22: The repair of the bridges over Mud Creek (LM 15.71) and Chestnut Branch(15.75) will cause a lane closure in both directions on SR 22.
WEAKLEY COUNTY, SR-43: The repair of the bridges SR 43 over overflow (LM 20.50) will cause a lane closure in both directions on SR 43.
District 48 - West TN – Middle/Southern
HAYWOOD COUNTY, SR-19 (Brownsville Bypass): The construction of an I-Beam bridge along with grading, drainage, and paving may cause temporary lane closures on SR-19 (Brownsville Bypass) from east of SR-87 LM 11.12 to west of Windrow Rd. LM 14.73. One lane will remain open at all times. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway.
HARDIN COUNTY, SR-57: The improvement of the intersection on SR-57 and Kendrick Rd. LM 1.73 may cause possible lane closures. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway.
HARDIN COUNTY, SR-128: The grading, drainage, and paving on SR 128 from south of One Stop Drive to south of Opel Loop. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway from the construction zones and also crossing the roadways.
HENDERSON COUNTY, SR-104: The resurfacing on SR 104 from Rock Milam Rd (LM 7.50) to US 412 (SR 20)(LM 16.70) may cause temporary lane closures. Motorist should watch for crews and equipment in the roadways.
MADISON COUNTY, SR-186 (US 45 Bypass) and I-40: Interchange improvements on SR 186 (US 45) north and southbound from the I-40 ramps to Old Hickory Blvd for paving and construction of retaining walls. Widening of I-40 from just east of Exit 79 to just east of Exit 82.
Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 3, 7:00 a.m.: Intermittent lane closures on Carriage House Dr. westbound, right lane only to allow for construction of Wall No. 13. One lane to remain open at all times.
Wednesday, April 24, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: Intermittent lane closures on I-40 east and westbound at Exit 80, right lane only for removal of the barrier rail along the deceleration lanes under the SR 186 Bridge. Closure of the eastbound on ramp for I-40 at SR186 to remove barrier rail.
*Backup date Thursday, April 25, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.
Friday, April 26, 8:00 p.m. through Saturday, April 27, 7:00 p.m.
The US 45 By-Pass north and southbound lanes at the I-40 interchange will be closed to through traffic. The associated interstate ramps will have intermittent closures throughout.
Saturday, April 27, 5:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
One lane will be closed I-40 east and westbound between mile markers 79-81 for construction activities.
Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 3, 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Intermittent left lane closures on Hwy 45 Bypass (SR 186) north and south bound, to allow for construction median wall, concrete island, and ramp J tie in.
MADISON COUNTY, SR-198: The construction of a concrete box bridge on SR 198 over Bear Creek (LM 8.65) along with grading, drainage, and paving will cause temporary lane closures. Beginning April 29, 2019 there will be an 11’ width restriction and a temporary signal will be put in place. Motorists should watch for crews and equipment in the roadways.
MADISON COUNTY, SR-223: The grading, drainage, and paving on SR 223 from North of James Lawrence Rd (LM 11.31) to I-40 (LM 15.07), including Technology Center Drive. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway from the construction zones and also crossing the roadways.
TDOT Region 4 On-Call Concrete Pavement Repair:
Friday, April 26, 8:00 p.m., through Monday, April 29, 6:00 a.m.: There will be closures on I-40 east bound from MM 93.00 to MM 95.14 for pavement repair. One lane will remain open at all times.
Friday, May 3, 8:00 p.m., through Monday, May 6, 6:00 a.m.: There will be closures on I-40 east bound from MM 87.00 to MM 92.50 for pavement repair. One lane will remain open at all times.
Tuesday, April 30, through Friday, May 3, 6:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.: There will be closures on the interchange ramp at SR-45 and Business 45 E north bound on ramp in Weakley County.
TDOT Region 4 Relensing of Snowplowable Markers:
Wednesday, April 24, through Wednesday, May 1, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: There will be night time lane closures at the following various locations for relensing of snowplowable markers. THP will assist with traffic control during night time closures. Weather Permitting.
- SR-385, both directions, various locations; One lane will be CLOSED.
- I-240, both directions, MM 0.00-19.43 various locations; One lane will be CLOSED.
- I-269, both directions, MM 0.00-1.75 various locations; One lane will be CLOSED.
TDOT District 48 MAINTENANCE:
Wednesday, April 24, through Wednesday, May 1, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: There will be possible lane closures at various locations in Region IV in order to repair pavement on an as needed basis.
Wednesday, April 24 and April 26, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.: There will be daytime closures east and westbound on I-40 from MM 98-114 for milling and paving operations.
District 49 - West TN – Southwest
FAYETTE COUNTY, SR-18: Miscellaneous safety improvements on SR 18 at the intersection of SR 57 LM 3.90 - LM 4.30
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, SR-88: The resurfacing on SR 88 from west of Key Corner Rd. (LM 7.92) to near Edith-Nankipoo Rd. (LM 14.59) may cause temporary lane closures throughout the project.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, SR-209: The resurfacing on SR 209 from Foodstore Rd. (LM 13.07) to SR 180 (LM 17.16) may cause temporary lane closures throughout the project.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, SR-210: Repair of the bridges on SR 210 over the South Fork Forked Deer River will cause possible lane closures through the project.
Restrictions: Monday, February 11 through Friday, May 31. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction with a 12’ lane restriction controlled by temporary traffic signal.
SHELBY COUNTY, I-55: Resurfacing on I-55 from the Mississippi State line (LM-0.00) to Millbranch Road (L.M. 3.56), including bridge deck repair.
Wednesday, April 24 through Tuesday, April 30, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: INTERMITTENT lane and ramp closures on I-55 southbound from Millbranch Road (LM 3.56) to Mississippi (LM 0.00) to perform the resurfacing work. Detours will be provided.
SHELBY COUNTY, I-240 MemFix 4: Replacement of Norfolk Southern, SR 57 east and westbound bridges, and repair of Park Avenue bridge over I-240. Park Avenue: The right lane heading west will be closed through April 30th.
Monday April 29 through Thursday, May 2, 9:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. – There will be lane closures on I-240 east and westbound and Poplar Ave east and westbound. The associated ramps from I-240 and Poplar Ave will also be CLOSED with the exception of Poplar westbound to I-240 eastbound.
The FULL CLOSURES are as follows:
Friday, April 26, 9:00 p.m. until Monday, April 29, 6:00 a.m. – FULL CLOSURE of I-240 east and westbound.
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Monday, May 6 through Thursday, May 9, 9:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.
Monday, May 13 through Thursday, May 16, 9:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.
There will be lane closures on I-240 east and westbound and Poplar Ave east and westbound. The associated ramps from I-240 and Poplar Ave will also be CLOSED with the exception of Poplar westbound to I-240 eastbound. Detours will be provided as needed.
Friday, May 3, 9:00 p.m. until Monday, May 6, 6:00 a.m.
Friday, May 10, 9:00 p.m. until Monday, May 13, 6:00 a.m.
There will be lane closures on I-240 east and westbound and Poplar Ave east and westbound. Ramps associated with the lane closures from I-240 and Poplar Ave will also be CLOSED with the exception of Poplar westbound to I-240 eastbound and Poplar eastbound to I-240 westbound. Detours will be provided as needed.
SHELBY COUNTY, I-240 and SR-385 - Concrete Pavement Repair: Region 4 - District 49 - contractor will perform concrete pavement repair
Monday, April 29 through Wednesday, May 1, 8:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m.: RAMP CLOSURE east and westbound I-40 (LM 10.0) at SR 14 NB off-ramp (Exit 8 to Jackson Ave), I-40 (LM 9.0) off-ramp to NB Warford Avenue, and westbound SR 385 (LM 1.3) exit ramp to Ridgeway Rd. to allow for concrete pavement repair. Weather Permitting
SHELBY COUNTY, SR-1: Construction of a welded steel plate girder bridge on SR 1 over the Loosahatchie River near the Fayette County line will cause possible lane closures throughout the project.
SHELBY COUNTY, SR-4: A bridge repair project on US 78 (SR 4) over Johns Creek. There will be possible temporary lane closures throughout the project.
SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14 (Austin Peay Hwy): Construction on SR 14 for a widening project from
SR 204 (Singleton Parkway) to east of Old Covington Pike. There will be possible temporary lane closures throughout the project. *Speed limit has been reduced to 45 MPH.
SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14: The grading, drainage, construction of concrete Bulb-Tee and I-beam bridges, signals and paving on SR 14 from east of Old Covington Pike to SR 385 will cause possible lane closures throughout the project. *Speed limit has been reduced to 45 MPH.
SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14: Construction on SR 14 for a widening project from SR 385 to east of Kerrville Rosemark. There will be possible temporary lane closures throughout the project. *Speed limit has been reduced to 45 MPH.
SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14: A bridge repair at Raleigh-Millington Exit:
Wednesday, April 24, 12:00 a.m. through Friday, May, 31: The Raleigh-Millington Exit from northbound SR 14 to Raleigh-Millington will be closed for repairs.
SHELBY COUNTY, City of Memphis – US-72/SR-57 (Poplar Avenue) - Road Widening Project
Thursday, April 25 through Wednesday, May, 1, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: INTERMITTENT Left Lane Closure on Poplar Avenue east and westbound from 1375 east of Brookfield Road to South Yates Road to allow for the widening of the roadway. Weather Permitting.
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Thursday, May 2 through Wednesday, May 8, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: INTERMITTENT Left Lane Closure on Poplar Avenue east and westbound from 1375 east of Brookfield Road to South Yates Road to allow for the widening of the roadway. Weather Permitting
TDOT District 49 MAINTENANCE:
Thursday, April 25, through Wednesday, May 1, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: There will be possible lane closures on all state routes and interstates in District 49 for routine maintenance activities on an as needed basis.
TDOT District 49 On-Call Guardrail/Concrete Barrier Rail Repair:
Wednesday, April 24 through Tuesday, April 30, 8:00 p.m.–6:00 a.m.: There will be night time lane closures on SR 3 (Shelby and Tipton Counties), SR 14 (Shelby County), SR 385 (Shelby County), SR 204 (Shelby County), I-40 (Fayette and Shelby Counties), I-269 (Shelby and Fayette Counties), I-55 and I-240 (Shelby County): One lane will be CLOSED to repair damaged guardrail. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting
Thursday, April 25 through Wednesday, May 1, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: There will be day time lane closures at various locations on SR 1 and SR 57 (Fayette County), to repair damaged guardrail. One lane will be CLOSED to repair damaged guardrail. If weather prohibits, the repairs will be performed on the next available day. Flagmen will be used where necessary. Weather Permitting
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