A birthday party and road paving on the way for Arlington
As Arlington prepares to celebrate its birthday, the town is working on some paving projects to make its roads smoother.
Topic: TDOT
RSSThere are 40 article(s) tagged TDOT:
-
August 2025
-
-
July 2025
-
TDOT: Paver of roads, saver of butterflies?
With Project Milkweed, the Tennessee Department of Transportation is trying to stem one pollinator’s declining population by shipping free seeds to state residents.
-
-
September 2024
-
Memphis gets $9M for streetscape work near Graceland
The funding is for work on Elvis Presley Boulevard between Winchester and Craft roads, a stretch that takes in the segment of the state highway that borders Graceland and The Guest House at Graceland hotel.
-
-
April 2024
-
TDOT bridge work to impact Germantown Parkway traffic
Tennessee Department of Transportation will close the Bobby Lanier Bridge near Germantown Parkway and Wolf River Boulevard this weekend, April 5-8, as it prepares for a longer closure starting next weekend.
-
-
March 2024
-
I-55 bridge to close for two weeks
The closure will begin Sunday, March 10. Motorists are asked to use Interstate 40 as a detour.
-
-
February 2024
-
Road closures to affect Germantown traffic
This weekend’s partial closure of Germantown Road and Germantown Parkway near the Bobby Lanier Bridge will prepare for a longer closure. In a separate project, work is set to begin on Dogwood Road.
-
-
January 2024
-
I-55 bridge to close over weekend
Crews will close the Mississippi-Arkansas Bridge, also known as the “Old Bridge,” to continue work on the I-55 and Crump Boulevard interchange.
-
Here’s the city’s priority roads for snow plowing and treatment
Priority roads for the City of Memphis are major roads — generally defined as roads with four or more lanes — and roads with bridges, inclines, declines or overpasses.
-
-
December 2023
-
Letter to the Editor: TDOT needs to realize that ‘neighborhoods are not static’
“(Neighborhoods) need incremental change to remain relevant and survive. Improving bike networks and pedestrian connections shouldn’t need to wait for the next multi-million dollar project.”
-
-
November 2023
-
I-55 Metal Museum exit will permanently close
The goals of the new roundabout design are to reduce crashes, relieve congestion and provide route continuity for I-55.
-
-
June 2023
-
I-55 bridge will close this weekend
The multi-year project includes the construction of a new roundabout and is designed to allow I-55 traffic to avoid the “cloverleaf” at Crump.
-
-
February 2023
-
Traffic will travel in one lane on southbound I-55 until fall 2023
Upgrades to the Interstate 55 interchange at Crump Boulevard Downtown will be a multi-year project that will include road and bridge closures and the construction of a new roundabout.
-
-
November 2022
-
Everything we know about the road work at the I-55 and Crump interchange
Until Valentine’s Day 2025, motorists may want to take I-40.
-
-
October 2022
-
TDOT begins lane closures for I-55 and Crump Blvd.
Once complete, all I-55 north and southbound traffic will shift into the I-55 southbound lanes until fall 2023. There will be one lane in each direction.
-
-
September 2022
-
Chamber advocating support for third Memphis bridge
TDOT said economic benefits related to a third bridge would include lower transportation costs for goods, enhanced productivity and competitiveness for Memphis area businesses and new employment opportunities in the region.
-
-
August 2022
-
Repaving to cause ‘major’ lane closures along I-55
All work is weather permitting, and a detour will be posted for all closures.
-
-
April 2022
-
TDOT awards $141 million contract for I-55/Crump Blvd. interchange renovation
The intersection just east of the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge was a major choke point last year when the I-40 bridge was closed.
-
-
March 2022
-
Collierville seeks state’s help in controlling litter on Tenn. 385
“We’ve really got a problem,” Mayor Stan Joyner said, adding the town is “searching for solutions.”
-
I-55/Crump Blvd. construction to begin in spring
Accidents are common on the interchange, where drivers have to slow down and take an exit in order to stay on the highway.
-
-
February 2022
-
Nine months after feared collapse, officials beef up I-40 bridge oversight
Hernando DeSoto Bridge vulnerabilities could have been detected four decades ago, ArDOT officials say.
-
-
December 2021
-
Bartlett maps five-year road and trail plan
Bartlett hopes to complete nearly $43 million in road and trail project improvements over the next five years.
-
-
July 2021
-
Eastbound Hernando DeSoto Bridge lanes to reopen early
The Tennessee Department of Transportation plans to move up the reopening of eastbound lanes of traffic on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge to Saturday evening, July 31.
-
-
June 2021
-
Final slab of Hernando DeSoto Bridge in place, but no reopening date set
Sorry, but it’s too soon to discuss reopening the I-40 bridge, a TDOT official says. Meanwhile, the delays in crossing I-55 cost the trucking industry about $900,000 a day, down from $2.4 million at the worst of the slowdown.
-
Fractured beam removed as bridge repairs make progress
Contractors are making “significant progress” on repairs to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, the Tennessee Department of Transportation reported in an update Monday, June 21.
-
Details released on Buttigieg visit
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is visiting Memphis to learn more about the damage to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge.
-
About 40 results