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.
Topic: Hernando DeSoto Bridge
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February 2022
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January 2022
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State identifies $62 billion in infrastructure needs
Republican state senators question whether everything on the list is truly needed.
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November 2021
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2 ArDOT bridge engineers retire following I-40 report
Leadership change comes as the Federal Highway Administration releases its assessment of Arkansas’ bridge inspection program, providing a list of 18 recommendations that hint at a variety of shortcomings.
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August 2021
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Third bridge across river would likely be a replacement
Greater Memphis Chamber chief public policy officer Bobby White said planning construction could take a decade or more, most likely across the administrations of several presidents, governors and mayors.
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Hernando DeSoto Bridge reopens fully
The Hernando DeSoto Bridge reopened to all traffic — eastbound and westbound — 84 days after is was closed when Arkansas bridge inspectors noticed structural damage to a box beam on the north face of the span.
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Opinion: Third bridge at Memphis essential for country
‘I would like to make clear that the initial phases for moving this project from a dream to eventual completion are in the hands of Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Transportation.’
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July 2021
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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.
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Hernando DeSoto Bridge to reopen starting Sunday
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is expected to announce a more specific reopening schedule Wednesday, July 28.
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Opinion: Our nation, not just Tenn. and Ark., needs a new bridge
‘Memphis doesn’t just move the world through its music — although Memphis is mentioned in songs more than any other city in the world. Memphis is indispensable when it comes to transportation, logistics and distribution, moving products around the world as an integral cog in the global supply chain.’
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Bridge won’t reopen until early August
The initial estimate was a late July reopening for the Hernando DeSoto Bridge. TDOT officials also upped the number of replacement plates to be installed aside from the damage that prompted the closing of the interstate bridge from 16 to 17.
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One cracked bridge. One person fired. A troubling rush to judgment raises major questions about bridge inspections
More than two months have passed since Monty Frazier’s firing from the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and he’s kept quiet. But now, he’s ready to talk.
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Kustoff talks economy, bridge repairs, megasite with Arlington chamber
Rep. David Kustoff reiterated familiar positions on the economy during remarks to the Arlington Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, as well as touching on the status of the Memphis Regional Megasite and Hernando DeSoto Bridge repairs.
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More repairs needed on I-40 bridge
The Tennessee Department of Transportation originally identified nine spots beyond the damage spotted in May that shut down all traffic on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, but that has increased to 16.
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Your Hernando DeSoto Bridge shutdown questions answered
Updated with: Is there a dashboard to keep up with the bridge status?
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June 2021
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Calkins: With the bridge out, will business at West Memphis firework tents still boom?
For decades, Memphians have crossed over to Arkansas to get their fireworks. That will be considerably harder with the bridge out. A report from the West Memphis fireworks tents. Will business be a dud?
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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.
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Replica of Hernando DeSoto Bridge might stop traffic, too
The 115-foot copy isn’t cracked like the real bridge, but passersby on U.S. 64 near Arlington are likely to slow down and do a double-take when they see the Hernando DeSoto Bridge on the roof of Caesar’s Wine & Liquor.
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Opinion: The importance of bridges
Bridges are magic. They connect, enable, overcome, elevate. They make big things possible when they weren’t before. They make it reachable for the many rather than the few, doable, accessible.
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Newest I-55 data shows much shorter delays
According to the latest figures from the Tennessee Department of Transportation, traffic across the I-55 bridge has gotten substantially better this past week. -
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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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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