Ram's Week Before Thanksgiving TRAFFIC FORECAST

Nov 16, 2024 at 10:39 am by WGNS


Murfreesboro, TN - We're a little over a week away from Thanksgiving, and construction crews are are trying to stay ahead. The Traffic Department's Deputy Director Ram Balachandran ran a computer traffic model and here are the areas to avoid between today and Nov. 23, 2024. 

City Construction Projects

S Bilbro Ave Utility Crossing Installation Work (between Sunrise Ct and Minor St)  Expected Road Closure:  Monday through Friday:  Contractor for private development will be installing utility lines across S Bilbro Ave between Sunrise Ave and Minor St.  Traffic will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation.  Appropriate traffic controls and will be in place. 

Wilkinson Pike Sanitary Sewer Installation Work (near Westpark Dr)  Expected Lane Closure:  Monday through Friday:  Contractor for private development will installing sanitary sewer line across Wilkinson Pike just east of Westpark Dr.  Traffic will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation.  Appropriate traffic controls will be in place. 

Maney Ave Water Tap Installation Work (between E State St and E Castle St) Expected Road Closures:  Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM:  Contractor for a private development will be installing water tap on Maney Ave between E State St and E Castle St.  Maney Ave will be closed to through traffic.  Appropriate traffic controls and detours will be in place.

City-Wide Google Fiber Installation Work

  1. W Northfield Blvd between Heritage Park Dr and MTCS Dr
  2. Heritage Park Dr between W Northfield Blvd and Memorial Blvd
  3. MTCS Dr between W Northfield Blvd and Memorial Blvd
  4. Old Fort Pkwy between Saint Andrews Dr and Cason Ln
  5. River Rock Blvd, Cason Ln, and Old Fort Pkwy

Expected Lane Closure:  Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM:  Contractor for Google Fiber will be installing fiber optic lines.  There will be lane closures and lane shifts.  Appropriate traffic controls will be in place. 

Middle Tennessee Electric Overhead Electrical Work

  1. Near Overall St and Ordway St, King Hwy

Expected Lane Closure:  Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM:  Contractor for Middle Tennessee Electric will be installing overhead electrical lines.  There will be periodic lane closures and lane 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:

  1. Eastbound Medical Center Pkwy between Asbury Rd and Conference Center Blvd (roadway widening, median extension and traffic signal work)
  2. Medical Center Pkwy between Livy Dearing and Robert Rose Dr (roadway widening and traffic signal work)
  3. Old Lascassas Rd and Rutherford Blvd (final striping work)
  4. Dusan Blvd, Chamberlain Dr near Memorial Blvd(sewer rehabilitation work)
  5. Manchester Pike and Joe B Jackson Pkwy (final striping work)
  6. Berkshire Subdivision (sidewalk repair work)
  7. Old Salem Rd at Constantine St (box culvert installation work)

Expect lane shifts and traffic interruptions.  Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.

TDOT Resurfacing Projects

(Source: TDOT)

RUTHERFORD COUNTY I-24

The resurfacing on I-24 from near the Stones River to east of the CSXT Railroad (MM 78 – 82).

The improvement of off-ramp on I-24 and I-231.

Paving (MM 63.2 – 63.3).

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)

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).

RUTHERFORD COUNTY I-840

Survey (MM 52 – 54).

RUTHERFORD COUNTY SR 1

The resurfacing on U.S. 70S (from south of Ash Street to near South Rutherford Boulevard)

RUTHERFORD COUNTY SR 10

Intersection improvements on SR 10 (US 231) from south of Rock Springs Midland Road to north of Rock Springs Midland Road.

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