Some Days Are Spring, Others Are Winter--Ram's Road Forecast!

Mar 03, 2018 at 09:10 am by bryan


One day it's spring and the next is winter. Traffic Engineer Ram Balachandran notes these are ingredients for construction traffic challenges! He warns 'Boro motorists areas to avoid today through March 10th.

City Construction Projects

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Bridge over Broad Street TDOT Project

Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday, Traffic has been shifted onto the new bridge at Broad St & Memorial Blvd Interchange. There will be minor lane closures on NW Broad Street, Memorial Blvd and Old Fort Pkwy for construction. There will be lane shifts and traffic interruptions. At all times, one lane will remain open in each direction. W Lytle Street at Broad St is opened to traffic and is restricted to right-in and right-out movements only. Traffic signal installation and curbing work continues. Appropriate traffic controls will be in-place.

Saturday, March 3, 6AM through Monday, March 5, 6AM, According to T-DOTBroad Street and the ramps to and from SR 96 will be closed for final paving operations. A detour will be in place during the closure. Traffic will still be able to travel on the bridge on Old Fort Parkway/Memorial Blvd, but will not be able to use the ramps to Broad Street.

Middle Tennessee Widening Project (Greenland Dr to E Main St) (Est Substantial Completion August 2018)

Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: Traffic on Middle Tennessee Blvd is reduced to two-lanes two-way between E Main St and Greenland Dr. E Lytle St is closed at Middle Tennessee Blvd. The section of E Lytle St between N Bilbro Ave and Middle Tennessee Blvd is only open to local traffic. Median construction work continues between E Main St and Bell St. Appropriate traffic control will be in place.

Rutherford County Judicial Center Project (between Burton St and Lytle St) (Est Substantial Completion June, 2018)

Expected Lane Closures: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - June 30, 2018: As part of the Rutherford County Judicial Center construction, Burton St between Maple St and Church St will be closed to traffic to make roadway improvements. Burton St traffic will be detoured onto College St. The intersection of Church St and Burton St will be closed. Traffic will be detoured Traffic signal installation work continues. Appropriate traffic controls will be in-place.

W Lytle Street Roadway Improvement Project (Baker St to Church St) (Est Substantial Completion August 2018)

Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday: W Lytle St is closed between Maple St and Church St. Access driveways to local businesses will be kept open. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.

Haynes Dr Turn Lane Improvement Project at Haynes Dr and Sulphur Springs Road (Est Substantial Completion March 2018)

Expected Lane Closures: Thursday & Friday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm: The Contractor for the City of Murfreesboro will be paving the new eastbound right turn lane on Haynes Dr at Sulphur Springs Rd. There will be lane closures and traffic interruptions for final pavement markings work. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.

Medical Center Pkwy at Gateway Blvd Signalization Project (Est Substantial Completion February 2018)

Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm: The Contractor for the City of Murfreesboro will be installing traffic signal at Medical Center Pkwy and Gateway Blvd. There will be lane closures and traffic interruptions. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.

City of Murfreesboro Intersection Improvement Project (E Main St and Highland Ave)

Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm: Contractor for City of Murfreesboro will be installing handicap ramps and pedestrian signals at E Main St and Highland Ave. There will be lane shifts and traffic interruptions. Appropriate traffic controls will be in place.

City Urban Environmental Department Tree Removal Work (Gresham Ln just south of John R Rice Blvd)

Expected Lane Closures: Tuesday, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm, Weather Permitting, City Urban Environmental crews will be removing trees along Gresham Ln. There will be road closures and traffic interruptions. Appropriate detours and traffic controls will be in place.

Annual City Street Paving Project

Expected Lane Closures: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM: City contractors will be milling and paving on the following streets:

  1. Haynes Dr at Sulphur Springs Rd
  2. Andrew Jackson Blvd between Central Valley Rd and Alamo Dr
  3. Horncastle Dr between Dill Ln and Cul-de-Sac
  4. Holbeach Dr at Horncastle Dr
  5. MTCS Dr between Memorial Blvd and Northfield Blvd
  6. Highland Ave between Clark Blvd and Northfield Blvd
  7. Brinkley Rd just south of Manson Pike
  8. Regenwood Dr at Haynes Dr - off site roadway work

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

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