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Interstate 240 Widening Project Underway in Shelby County

Friday, March 18, 2011 | 10:08 am
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Motorists traveling through Shelby County will begin to see construction activity and lane closures on Interstate 240 as a widening project gets underway. The project will widen I-240 from State Route 385 to north of Walnut Grove Road to four lanes in each direction. More than 200,000 vehicles travel this stretch of roadway each day.
 
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Public Information Meeting on I-240 Widening Project

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | 09:57 am
MEMPHIS – Tennessee Department of Transportation officials, Smith, Seckman and Reid and Dement Construction representatives have scheduled a Public Information Meeting for next week to provide the public with a brief overview of the I-240 widening project. The project consists of widening a 3 mile section of I-240 from SR385 to north of Walnut Grove Road. The $4.5 million project is estimated to be complete June 30, 2013. 
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Public Information Meeting on Poplar Avenue Widening Project

Monday, March 14, 2011 | 09:13 am
MEMPHIS – Tennessee Department of Transportation officials and Madden Phillips Construction representatives will hold an informational meeting tomorrow to provide the public with a brief overview of the State Route 57 (Poplar Avenue) widening project. The project consists of widening a 1.2 mile section of Poplar Avenue from Miller Farms to Dogwood Lane, making it 3 lanes in each direction. The $4.5 million project is estimated to be complete June 30, 2012. 
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TDOT Launches SR-62 Western Avenue Project Website

Tuesday, March 08, 2011 | 12:21 pm
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A $31.4 million project to widen State Route 62, also known as Western Avenue, in Knox County is now underway. The project will reconstruct the existing two lane roadway to a five-lane facility beginning at Schaad Road and extending approximately 3.9 miles to Copper Kettle Road. When complete, the road will consist of four 12 foot traffic lanes, a 12 foot center lane, 10 foot outside shoulders, curb & gutter, and 5 foot wide sidewalks.  The contractor for the project is APAC-Atlantic, Inc. of Knoxville, and the project is slated for completion in December of 2013. 
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State Route 108 in Grundy County Reopens

Monday, February 28, 2011 | 11:43 am

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The section of State Route 108 near mile marker 24 between the towns of Viola in Warren County and Altamont in Grundy County was reopened to traffic late yesterday afternoon.  The contractor, Wright Brothers Construction, successfully completed the emergency repairs from the February 20 rockslide that resulted in an estimated 23,000 tons of sandstone rock falling onto the roadway.

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Rockslide Cleanup Progresses on State Route 108 in Grundy County

Friday, February 25, 2011 | 03:25 pm
SR-108 view from Altamont side
SR-108 view from Altamont side
SR-108 view from Viola side
SR-108 view from Viola side

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Crews continue working around the clock to clear State Route 108 at the site of a rockslide in Grundy County. Shortly after midnight CST on Sunday, February 20, a major rockslide occurred on SR-108 near mile marker 24, resulting in the total closure of a portion of the roadway between the towns of Viola in Warren County and Altamont in Grundy County. This section of SR-108 averages approximately 2,050 vehicles per day.

TDOT geologists and other personnel were immediately dispatched to the site to assess the situation. An emergency contract was awarded on February 20, 2011 to Wright Brothers Construction of Charleston, TN. The contractor immediately began work to clear the roadway.
 
To date, approximately 80% of the estimated 23,000 tons of sandstone rock has been cleared from
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Bridge Repairs Require Lane Closures on I-40 in Shelby County

Thursday, February 24, 2011 | 11:03 am
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will close lanes on Interstate 40 East and Sam Cooper Boulevard in Shelby County this weekend in order to continue repairs to the bridge on Interstate 40 over Sam Cooper.  Beginning Friday, February 25 at 8:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, I-40 East will have two lanes closed and two lanes open. Sam Cooper will have one lane closed and one lane open. This weekend’s lane reduction is necessary for crew’s to safely remove and repair the bridge deck above and below the Interstate. The work will continue for several more weekends.
 
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Public Information Meeting on Poplar Avenue Widening Project

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 | 12:06 pm
MEMPHIS – Tennessee Department of Transportation officials and Madden Phillips Construction representatives will hold an informational meeting tomorrow to provide the public with a brief overview of the State Route 57 (Poplar Avenue) widening project. The project consists of widening a 1.2 mile section of Poplar Avenue from Miller Farms to Dogwood Lane, making it 3 lanes in each direction. The $4.5 million project is estimated to be complete June 30, 2012. 
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