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Potential 'Boro Traffic Jams Tuesday-Saturday

May 26, 2013 at 06:08 pm by Bryan Barrett


Although road projects are on hold until after Memorial Day, Ram Balachandran says much will be happening between then and June 1st. 

City Construction Projects 

Bradyville Pike Road Survey Work (between Broad Street and Rutherford Blvd)

Expected No Lane Closures:  Tuesday – Friday:  Incidental surveying work continues on the side streets along Bradyville Pike between Broad Street and Rutherford Blvd.  There will be no lane closures.  Appropriate traffic controls will be in-place.

Murfreesboro Water & Sewer Projects  

  1. Jupiter Place between S Baird Lane and Minerva Dr – 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
  2. N Maple St between Polk St and Chestnut St – 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM

Expected Lane Closures:  Tuesday through Friday:  The contractor for the Water and Sewer Department will be replacing sanitary sewer pipe on Jupiter Place between S Baird Lane and Minerva Drand on N Maple St between Polk St and Chestnut St.  Jupiter Place will be closed to through traffic.  N Maple St will be reduced to one lane with flagman directing traffic around the work area.  Driveway access to local residents will be kept open at all times.  Appropriate traffic controlswill be in place.

N Thompson Lane at Sulphur Springs Road Intersection Improvement Project

Expected Lane Closures:  Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 am to 2:00 pm:  Sulphur Spring Road will be closed between Oakleigh Dr and Thompson Lane for storm drain installation work.  Traffic to and from Sulphur Springs Road will be detoured through Bridget Drive, Wallace Ct and Pennington Dr.  Proper traffic controlsigns will be in place for the detour. 

Joe B Jackson Pkwy Construction Project (I-24and S Church Street)

Expected Lane Closures:  Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm:  Construction work continues on Joe B Jackson Pkwy between I-24and S Church Street.  Utility crossing, fill material, stripping topsoil and storm drain construction work continues on Joe B Jackson Pkwy between S Church Street and County Farm Road.  Traffic will be reduced to one lane with flagging operation.  The appropriate traffic controls will be in place.

N Thompson Lane Re-paving Project (between NW Broad Street and Memorial Blvd)

Expected Lane Closures:  Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm:  Contractor for Tennessee Department of Transportation will bepaving and installing traffic signal loops on the two-lane section of N Thompson Lane between Royal Drive and Seigel Road.  There will be lane closures and traffic interruptions.  Proper traffic controls will be in place.

Cason Lane Sewer Line Repair Project (between Parkwood Drive and Veterans Pkwy)

Expected Lane Closures:  Tuesday through Friday:  The contractor for the Water and Sewer Department will begin replacing sanitary sewer lines on Cason Lane between Parkwood Driveand Veterans Pkwy.  This section of Cason Lane will be closed to through traffic.  Traffic to and from Veterans Pkwy will be detoured onto Saint Andrews Drive.  Appropriate traffic controlswill be in place.

Annual City Street Paving Project

Expected Lane Closures:  Saturday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM:  Citypaving contractor will be milling and patching at the intersection of NW Broad Street and Florence Road.  There will be lane shifts and traffic interruptions on the northbound lanes on NW Broad Street.  Southbound lanes will not be affected by this work.   Appropriate traffic controlswill be in place.

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