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June 9-12 I-55 Mississippi River Bridge Closures

I-55 and Crump Interchange Work Continues

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MEMPHIS — The Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will close the I-55 Mississippi River Bridge June 9-12 to continue construction activities on the I-55 and Crump interchange. Activities include setting beams for the new Wisconsin Bridge, construction of a crossover at the east end of the I-55 bridge, and repair work on the I-55 bridge.

All work is weather-dependent and will shift to the following weekend if needed.

Friday, June 9 at 8 p.m. until Monday, June 12 at 6 a.m., the I-55 SB will be closed at Bridgeport Road in Arkansas, and the I-55 NB will be closed at South Parkway in Tennessee.

Local traffic can continue to the McLemore exit. The I-55 SB ramp and the Crump Boulevard WB will be closed.

Local traffic at South Third Street will have to exit at Metal Museum Drive. Crump Boulevard EB from Alston will be open. The Crump Boulevard WB ramp to Riverside Drive NB, Riverside Drive NB, and Metal Museum Drive to I-55 NB will all be closed.

Beginning Monday, June 12, at 6 a.m., the I-55 outside lane will close from the west end of the I-55 bridge through the project site, and the SB inside lane will cross over at the east end of the I-55 bridge and share the current I-55 NB cloverleaf ramp with I-55 NB. The I-55 NB outside lane of the cloverleaf bridge will be closed to allow for I-55 SB use. Crump Boulevard WB will be closed. Only local traffic is allowed beyond South Third Street.

Crump WB local traffic to Metal Museum Drive can use the detour that goes down the Crump WB ramp to Riverside Drive NB/crosses over Riverside Drive/goes up Riverside Drive SB ramp to I-55 NB and then can exit at Metal Museum Drive. Riverside Drive SB will remain closed to and at Carolina. Wisconsin will remain closed. The Channel 3 ramp to and from Riverside Drive SB will remain closed.