Murfreesboro, TN - Cabin fever is breaking free! This is the weekend we change to DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME! This week brings sunshine and temps around 70. Plus, Spring arrives March 20th! With all of those positives, Murfreesboro Transportation's Deputy Director Ram Balachandran checked with area construction crews and created a computer model of the impact on traffic by local jobs today through March 15, 2025. 

City Construction Projects

Old Butler Bypass Lane Installation Work (1/2 mile north of Joe B Jackson)  Expected Lane Closure:  Monday, 3/10 through Monday, 3/24:  City contractor will be installing the bypass lane on Old Butler Dr, ½ mile north of Joe B Jackson Pkwy.  Traffic will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation.  Appropriate traffic controls will be in place. 

Hwy 99 Turn Lane Improvement Project (just south of Rockvale Elementary School)  Expected Lane Closure:  Monday through Friday:  Contractor for private development will be installing turn lanes on Hwy 99 just south of Rockvale Elementary School.  There will be lane shifts and traffic interruptions.  Two lanes of traffic will be maintained on Hwy 99.  Appropriate traffic controls and will be in place. 

Minor St Roadway Improvement Work (between Bilbro Ave and Mason Ct)  Expected Lane Closure:  Friday:  Contractor for private development will be making roadway improvements on Minor St between Bilbro Ave and Mason Ct.  Traffic will be reduced to one-lane flagging operation.  Appropriate traffic controls and will be in place.

Bridge Ave Sanitary Sewer Tie-in Work (near Kings Hwy)  Expected Lane Closure:  Monday through Friday:  Contractor for private development will be installing sewer line and tie-in across Bridge Ave near Kings Hwy.  There will be lane shifts on Bridge Ave at the intersection of Kings Hwy.  Appropriate traffic controls and will be in place. 

Bridge Ave Roadway Improvement Project (just west of New Salem Hwy at the New City Transit Facility entrance driveway)  Expected Lane Closure:  Monday through Friday:  Contractor for the Transit Facility will be making roadway improvements at the new entrance driveway on Bridge Ave just west of New Salem Hwy.  There will be lane shifts and minor traffic interruptions.  Appropriate traffic controls and will be in place. 

DeJarnette Ln Atmos Gas Line Installation and Tie-in Work (just west of Alexander Blvd)  Expected Lane Closure:  Monday, 3/10 through Friday, 3/21, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm:  Contractor for private resident will be installing gas line and tie-in on DeJarnette Ln just west of Alexander Blvd.  Eastbound traffic on DeJarnette Ln will be reduced from two lanes to one lane.  Eastbound traffic will not be affected.  Appropriate traffic controls and will be in place. 

City-Wide Google Fiber Installation Work

1. Cason Ln, Cason Trl, Windemere Dr, Amberwood Cir, Tiffany Ct, Wisp Ct, Barclay Ct, Coventry Ln, Maybrook Ct, Wellington Pl, Burgess St, Burlington Ct
2. Sulphur Spring Rd
3. RiverRock Blvd
4. Veal Rd near Lions Pkwy
5. Perlino Dr, Saint Andrews Dr, Cason Trail, Teresa Ln, Lexmark Cir, Satterfield Ct, Kinsale Ave, Potters Ct, Carrick Dr, Swilly Ct, Lisburn Dr, Azure Way, Joben Drm Glen Brook Dr, Katelyn Ct, Patricia Cir
6. Antebellum Dr, Gweneth Cir, Westview Dr, Colyn Ave, Antebellum Rd, Hamberton Cir, Precious Ave.
7. Connerstone Dr, Teresa Ln, Tourmaline Rd, Damascus Rd, Colyn Ave, Cason Trl, Odessa Dr, Clinch Ct, Dupree Ln, Ursuline Ln, Bellamy Ln, Felicity Ct, Willingham Run

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. N Maples St between Chestnut St and Olive St
2. Veterans Pkwy between Blackman Rd and Franklin Rd
3. Rucker Ln between Franklin Rd and Old South Rd
4. W Lokey Ave between Memorial Blvd and N Maple St
5. Butler Dr just north of Joe B Jackson Pkwy

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, Roadway, and Miscellaneous Work

Expected Lane Closures:  Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM:  City contractor will be performing construction work at the following streets:

1. Old Salem Rd at Constantine St (box culvert and guardrail installation work) – Old Salem Rd closed to through traffic with appropriate detours
2. Satinwood Dr (drainage work)
3. Medical Center Pkwy between I-24 and Conference Center Pkwy (sidewalk, paving and pavement marking work)
4. Manson Pike/Burnt Knob Rd and Blackman Rd (intersection improvement work)
5. Innsbrooke Roundabout (sidewalk and HC ramp work)
6. Berkshire Subdivision (adjusting castings and milling work)
7. 519 Johnson St, 2250 Southgate Blvd, 1003 Beasie Rd, Pepper Glendale Dr & Hon Dr (sewer rehabilitation work)

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

TDOT Resurfacing Projects

(Source: TDOT)

DAVIDSON AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES I-24

Survey and drainage operations.

• Nightly, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., There will be double inside lane closures on I-24 in both directions for survey, drain cleaning, drilling, and drainage structure inspection work (MM 52 – 67).

RUTHERFORD COUNTY I-24

The resurfacing on I-24 from near the Stones River to east of the CSXT Railroad.

• Nightly, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., There will be alternating lane closures in both directions for paving activities (MM 78 – 82).

Survey and drainage operations.

• Nightly, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., There will be inside lane closures on I-24 in both directions for survey, drain cleaning, and drainage inspection work (MM 71 – 75.5).

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

• Nightly, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., There will be alternating lane closures on I-24 WB to move barrier wall.

RUTHERFORD COUNTY I-840

Pavement repair.

• 3/6 – 3/7, Nightly, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., There will be a lane shift on I-840 eastbound to the I-24 eastbound ramp for pavement repairs (MM 53).
• 3/12, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., There will be alternating lane closures on I-840 in both directions for

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. All lanes are opened.  Incidental work continues.

RUTHERFORD COUNTY SR 266

The grading, drainage, and construction of two concrete bulb tee beam bridges, signals, and paving on SR-266 (Jefferson Pike) from SR 102 to E. of I-840.

• Daily, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., There will be periodic flagging operations for construction activities (MM 5 – 9).