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.
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June 2021
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Latest I-55 travel times show almost smooth sailing on Monday
Instead of the traffic jams varying wildly throughout the hours of each day, this past week’s data showed the same delays for blocks of time.
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Time to cross that bridge? Hope it’s not a Thursday
Each Monday, TDOT posts the average travel times for vehicles driving over the I-55 bridge. And Thursdays are particularly bad.
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Alternate route: Bridge-detour signs could be clearer
Memphians know how to detour around the closed Hernando DeSoto Bridge, but electronic signs aren’t as helpful for out-of-town visitors as they could be.
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Buttigieg hears of disruptions caused by broken bridge
The nation’s transportation secretary heard from freight executives about the effects of the closed I-40 bridge, fielded their suggestions and left to tour the repair work site on Hernando DeSoto Bridge.
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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.
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May 2021
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New bridge movement energized by Hernando DeSoto closure
The closure of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge has re-energized supporters of a plan to add a new bridge across the Mississippi River in the Memphis area for cars and trucks.
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Federal money for bridge repairs may be on the way
U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty is one of the co-sponsors of legislation that could provide funding to repair the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, build a new bridge across the Mississippi River, or both.
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Expect I-40 bridge reopening schedule next week
The Tennessee and Arkansas departments of transportation now know exactly how they will repair the I-40 bridge.
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Opinion: Inland waterways are critical to Memphis and the nation
The damage to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge is a timely opportunity to help enhance the inland waterways in the infrastructure jobs package released by the Biden administration that includes $17 billion for inland waterways, coastal ports, land ports of entry and ferries.
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First phase of bridge repair complete
The first phase of repairs on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge is complete, state transportation officials announced Tuesday, May 25.
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Temporary work platform goes up on Hernando DeSoto Bridge
Acting Federal Highway Administrator Stephanie Pollock was in Memphis Thursday, May 20, to talk with local leaders and officials about repairs to the bridge.
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Tenn. Gov. Lee: Bridge fix will require ‘patience’
Officials from Tennessee and Arkansas said they are working “around the clock” to repair the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, but it could take “several months easily.”
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Transportation officials have plan to repair bridge
Officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation have come up with a plan to repair the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, but there’s no timetable yet for when the bridge might reopen.
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River traffic resumes, bridge traffic still on hold
River traffic has resumed along the Mississippi River, averting a potential economic catastrophe, but there’s no relief yet for motorists who want to use the Hernando DeSoto Bridge to cross the river.
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I-40 bridge closure forces more trucks onto streets
More big trucks are rolling through Memphis streets, seeking alternate routes due to I-40 bridge shutdown.
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Oh, snap: This week’s best photos
It’s been a big week on the Mississippi River, but The Daily Memphian photographers also managed to snap at other spots around town.
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Rendezvous ribs delivered to stalled barges before river traffic resumed
Before they left, barges stuck on either side of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge received a delivery of Rendezvous ribs to see them on their way.
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Arkansas confirms bridge may have been damaged since 2019
Drone footage shows the Hernando DeSoto Bridge may have been damaged since 2019.
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Mississippi River reopens to boat and barge traffic
The Mississippi River reopened to boat and barge traffic this morning, the United States Coast Guard said Friday, May 14.
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Businesses ‘in holding pattern’ regarding bridge closure
A prolonged shutdown of the Interstate 40 bridge and boat traffic along the Mississippi River could have major consequences for businesses in the Memphis area and beyond. But no one knows for sure yet how significant those consequences will be.
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Nation reacts: ‘The river is the jugular for the export market in the Midwest’
Bloomberg noted that news of the bridge damage caused corn futures to tumble “by the most allowed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.”
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A bridge cracks and Twitter reacts
After damage was discovered on the Hernando DeSoto bridge, Twitter users made some cracks, too.
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Crack shuts down all traffic on I-40 bridge
A crack on the I-40 bridge from Memphis into Arkansas shut down traffic and drivers were being rerouted to I-55, over the old bridge.
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April 2020
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Blue lights honor health care workers
The Hernando DeSoto Bridge, Big River Crossing and landmarks across the United States are shining blue lights to stand in solidarity with health care workers.
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