Memphis-Arkansas I-55 bridge to close for two weeks for continued repairs

Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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The Memphis to Arkansas I-55 bridge will close for two weeks to continue construction.

On Sunday, the Tennessee Department of Transportation announced that the I-55 Mississippi River Bridge will close down to continue construction on the Crump Boulevard interchange.

Repairs will include hydro-demolition and deck repair work on the I-55 bridge. A detour will be posted.

The closure will take place from Sunday, March 10, at 8 p.m. to Sunday, March, 24, at 8 p.m. The department will close the following roads along with the bridge. Local traffic will be able to continue through the McLemore exit from South Parkway.

  • I-55 SB will be closed at Bridgeport Road in Arkansas

  • I-55 NB will be closed at South Parkway

  • I-55 SB ramp will be closed.

  • Crump Boulevard WB will be closed

More road closures: Germantown expanding road closures for construction to include railroad crossings

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis to Arkansas I-55 bridge to shut down for repairs for two weeks