I-55 Mississippi River bridge closing for two weeks
The Interstate 55 Bridge will close for two weeks. (Daily Memphian file)
The Interstate 55 Bridge over the Mississippi River will close Sunday, June 9, for two weeks.
Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will close the bridge through Sunday, June 23, for construction on the I-55 and Crump Boulevard interchange project. The closure will allow the crews to do a hydro-demolition of the bridge deck and provide a polymer concrete overlay, according to TDOT.
I-55 southbound will be closed at Bridgeport Road in West Memphis, Arkansas, while I-55 northbound will be closed at South Parkway in Memphis.
Local traffic will be allowed to continue to the McLemore exit.
The I-55 southbound ramp and Crump Boulevard westbound will also be closed.
The construction is weather permitting, according to TDOT.
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Interstate 55 BridgeKambui Bomani
Kambui Bomani is the general assignment and breaking news reporter for The Daily Memphian. He is a graduate of Jackson State University’s multimedia journalism program and earned a master’s degree in digital journalism from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. His work has been published in Pro Football Focus, The Southside Stand, HBCU Legends, FanSided and Wisconsin Sports Heroics.
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