West Tennessee Construction July 15-22, 2015

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, July 19 through Thursday, July 23, 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 133, for milling, paving operations and joint work. Speed limit has been reduced to 60 MPH. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.

LOOK AHEAD:
Sunday, July 26 through Thursday, July 30, 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.
Beginning Monday July 13, 2015 through Thursday October 1, 2015, there will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily.

CHESTER and MCNAIRY COUNTY, SR-5: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from the McNairy County line south of Russon Drive through Chester County to the Madison County line.

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, SR-104:  Bridge Repair on State Route 104 over Lewis Creek Canal and over Jones Creek. Roadway is OPEN to traffic. There will be possible lane closures, for the duration of the project, with flagmen.

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, July 15 through Wednesday July 22: The eastbound 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.

HARDEMAN COUNTY, SR-125:  Miscellaneous safety improvements between Maxwell Road and Baker Hill Lane will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, with flagmen, for installation of high friction treatment to the asphalt roadway.

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.

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, July 19 through Thursday, July 23, 7:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be temporary lane closures on I-40 east and westbound mile marker 101 to 108 for milling, paving operations and joint work. Speed limit has been reduced to 60 MPH. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.

LOOK AHEAD:
Sunday, July 26 through Thursday, July 30, 7:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m. There will be temporary lane closures on I-40 east and westbound mile marker 101 to 108 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-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 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, July 19 through Thursday, July 23, 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.

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 at Canada Road
Wednesday, July 15 through Wednesday, July 22:  I-40 speed limit has been reduced to 55 MPH. Currently there is dirt work, cross drains, head walls, laying and backfilling storm sewer pipes and water lines, driving piling, retaining wall work, erosion and traffic control maintenance. There are lane shifts eastbound 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-40: Monday, July 20 through Thursday, July 23, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: There will be a temporary lane/shoulder closure on I-40 eastbound & westbound (MM 16.5 to MM 20.0) for installation of HOV signs, one lane/shoulder will be closed. At least one lane will remain open. Weather Permitting.

Monday, July 20 through Thursday, July 23, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m: There will be a temporary lane/shoulder closure on I-55 northbound & southbound (MM 0.5 to MM 5.7) for installation of HOV signs, one lane/shoulder will be closed. At least one lane will remain open. Weather Permitting.

Monday, July 20 through Thursday, July 23, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m: There will be a temporary lane/shoulder closure on I-55 northbound & southbound (MM 5.3 to MM 5.7) for installation of HOV signs, one lane/shoulder will be closed. At least one lane will remain open. Weather Permitting.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40: Annual Preventative and Unscheduled Maintenance of the Memphis I. T. S. System Equipment, including the TMC Wednesday, July 15 & Thursday, July 16, 9:00 a. m.-3:00 p.m.:

• I-40, Shelby County eastbound (MM 281) just past Mound City Rd. for ~0.6 miles, two lanes will remain open.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-240 North of SR-385 to North of Walnut Grove Rd.:
Monday, July 20 through Wednesday, 22, 8:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: This lane closure and ramp closure request is for construction of guardrail attachments to existing pier protection at EB Poplar bridge and Norfolk Southern RR bridge. This closure request is for 1 right lane of WB 240 and the entrance ramp from EB Poplar to WB 240 (Ramp 15A) as well as the entrance ramp from WB Poplar to WB 240 (Ramp 15D). Weather Permitting.

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.

Saturday, July 18 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sam Cooper Blvd. eastbound to switch traffic from one (1) right lane to one (1) left lane

• *Sunday, July 19 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. will serve as a backup date.

Saturday, July 18 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• I-240 westbound will have 2 lanes closed between Sam Cooper Boulevard and Walnut Grove Road for noise wall construction activities.
  *Sunday, July 19 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. will serve as a backup date.

Saturday, July 18 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

•  I-40 westbound will close the left lane between Summer Avenue and Covington Pike for portable barrier rail removal.

*Sunday, July 19 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. will serve as a backup date.

Saturday, July 18 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

•  I-40 east and westbound will close the left lanes north of Covington Pike for portable barrier rail removal.

*Sunday, July 19 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. will serve as a backup date.

Saturday, July 18 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

•  I-40 westbound to Little Rock ramp will be closed for overhead bridge work.

*Sunday, July 19 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. will serve as a backup date.

Saturday, July 18 from 4:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

•  Covington Pike will be reduced to one lane in each direction at the I-40 overpass for crews to safely work under the bridge.

LOOK AHEAD:

Saturday, July 25 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• I-240 westbound will close 2 right lanes from Sam Cooper Boulevard to Walnut Grove Road interchange for noise wall construction activities.

*Sunday, July 26 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. will serve as a backup date.

Saturday, July 25 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• I-240 (Existing Flyover) will be reduced to one lane to allow for overhead bridge construction activities.

*Sunday, July 26 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. will serve as a backup date.

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. Information can be found on the projects website at: http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/i40-240memphis/

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) log mile 12.40 to US-70 (State Route 1) log mile 14.23.

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 will 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. 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, 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, July 15 through Wednesday, July 22: There will be possible intermittent lane closures on SR-177 (Germantown Road), between Germantown City Limits (LM-1.65) to Stout Road (LM-2.40).

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 Tuesday, July 07 through Friday July 17, 9:00 p. m.-6:00 a. m.: PMC Overlay will commence. Beginning Monday, July 20 through mid August 2015 Memphis-Arlington bridges will be changing to Phase II for expansion joint repairs.

TDOT REGION 4, On-Call Guardrail Repair and Concrete Barrier Rail

Wednesday, July 15 through Wednesday, July 22:  There are no scheduled closures.

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

Friday, July 17, 8:00 p. m. through Monday, July 20, 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.

TDOT REGION 4 On Call Concrete Pavement Repairs on Various Interstate & State Routes

Friday, July 17, 8:00 p. m. through Monday, July 20, 6:00 a. m.:

WEAKLEY COUNTY, SR-372: The ramp will be closed with traffic to use alternate routes. For this ramp from State Route 372 southbound traffic may turn around at the end of the two lane section and go northbound on State Route 372 and use the State Route 216 westbound ramp from northbound State Route 372.

TDOT REGION 4 Retracing of Pavement Marking with Paint
Sunday, July, 19 through Wednesday, July 22, 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. THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting.

• I-40, Shelby County, eastbound & westbound (MM 0.00, Shelby County line to MM 30.60, Shelby/Fayette County line), one lane will remain open.

TDOT MAINTENANCE:
Wednesday, July 15 through Wednesday, July 22, 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, July 15 through Wednesday 22: 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:  Monday, May 11 through Friday, July 31: Resurfacing work will cause temporary lane closures in both directions daily, from State Route 217 to the ramp from State Route 431.

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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