(MURFREESBORO) This coming Tuesday (3/19/2024) is the first day of spring. With daffodils blooming and trees budding, Murfreesboro Transportation's Deputy Director Ram Balachandran checked construction charts and reports on areas that 'Boro motorists might wish to avoid between today and March 23, 2024.
City Construction Projects
Beasie Rd Extension (River Rock Blvd just north of Racquet Club Dr)
Expected Lane Closures: Monday Through Friday: Riverrock Blvd will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation at Beasie Rd for waterline installation work. Road and bridge construction work over Stones River Greenway continues. The greenway trail will be closed around the existing Beasie Rd area until further notice due to bridge construction work over the greenway trail. There will be no through trail access between the Old Fort Park and Cason Trailhead. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.
Cason Ln Electric Pole and Overhead Line Installation (between Cason Trl and New Salem Hwy)
Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Middle Tennessee Electric crews will be installing electric poles and lines along Cason Ln between Cason Trl and New Salem Hwy. There will be lane closures and traffic shifts on Cason Ln. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.
Electric Pole and Overhead Line Installation Work (Searcy St and Tune Ave)
Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Thursday: Middle Tennessee Electric crews will be installing electric poles and lines at Searcy St and Tune Ave. There will be lane closures and traffic shifts. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.
Greenland Dr Electric Pole and Overhead Line Installation Work(between Middle Tennessee Blvd and Rutherford Blvd)
Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Middle Tennessee Electric crews will be installing electric poles and lines along Cason Ln between Cason Trl and New Salem Hwy. There will be periodic lane closures and traffic shifts on Greenland Dr. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.
Overhead Electric Line Installation Work (Kingwood Dr)
Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Thursday: Middle Tennessee Electric crews will be installing electric lines along Kingwood Dr. There will be lane closures and traffic shifts. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.
Electric Pole and Overhead Line Installation Work (Searcy St and Tune Ave)
Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Thursday: Middle Tennessee Electric crews will be installing electric poles and lines at Searcy St and Tune Ave. There will be lane closures and traffic shifts. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.
Overhead Electric Line Installation Work (Veterans Pkwy at Windrow Rd)
Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Middle Tennessee Electric service crews will be installing electric lines at Veterans Pkwy and Windrow Rd. There will be lane closures and traffic shifts. Appropriate traffic controls 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:
- McKnight Park Rd extension off Lt. Patrick McBride Dr (roadway construction work)
- E Main St and Spring St (sidewalk repairs)
Expect lane shifts and traffic interruptions. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.
TDOT Resurfacing Projects
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)
- 9 AM-3 PM: There will be periodic flagging operations for construction activities
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 continuously, Old Jefferson Pike will be closed with its intersection with SR-266 for utility installation. A signed detour will be in place
(Source: TDOT)
