(MURFREESBORO) It's starting to feel a lot like summer. Just a few weeks ago the weather was bouncing back and forth between winter and spring. Now, we've plunged into the 80s. Murfreesboro Transportation Department's Deputy Director Ram Balachandran has been checking with construction crews to determine what areas of town motorists might best avoid between today and May 20, 2023.
City Construction Projects
Oakland Court Development (Lokey Ave and Academy St)
Expected Minor Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Site construction work continues. Minimal traffic interruptions. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.
Brinkley Rd Improvement Project (between Blaze Dr and Timber Creek Dr)
Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Incidental construction work continues. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place
Sewer Installation Work (Minerva Dr between Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Diana St)
Expected Road Closures: Monday through Friday: Contractor for a private development will be installing sewer lines and manholes on Minerva Dr between Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Diana St. Traffic to and from Minerva Dr will be detoured onto Apollo Dr and S Baird Ln. Appropriate traffic controls and detour signs will be in place.
Annual City Street Paving
Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM: City contractor will be performing construction work at the following streets:
- Bridge Ave between W Main Street and New Salem Hwy (paving and pavement markings)
- Bell St between Highland Ave and Crestland Ave (pavement markings)
- Medical Center Pkwy and GreshamPark Dr (intersection geometric improvements)
Expect lane shifts and traffic interruptions. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.
TDOT Resurfacing Projects
RUTHERFORD COUNTY I-840
The resurfacing of I-840 from West Fork Stones River Bridge to near SR-266
- Nightly, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., There will be alternating lane closures on I-840 for milling and paving operations. One lane will remain open at all times.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY SR 99
The grading, drainage, construction of retaining walls, signals and paving on SR-99 (New Salem Hwy) from near I-24 to SR-96 (Old Fort Pkwy)
- Daily, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., There will be periodic flagging operations for construction activities.
- 5/14 – 5/17, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., There will be nighttime flagging operations for open cut installation of utility casing.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY SR 266
The grading, drainage, construction of two concrete bulb tee beam bridges, signals, and paving on SR-266 (Jefferson Pike) from SR-102 (LM 5.0) to E. of I-840 (LM 9).
Daily, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., There will be periodic flagging operations for construction activities.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY I-24
Mill and Fill as Needed (pothole patching)
- Daily, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Various lane and shoulder closures as needed (MM62 - 89)
(Source: TDOT)
