Baltimore bridge tragedy renews call for 3rd Memphis span

About 60,000 people a day traveled across the Interstate 55 bridge in Memphis, and 65,000 used the I-40 bridge in 2023, the Tennessee Department of Transportation says. Dave Parker, public ... > react

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TDOT shows what new I-55 Bridge may look like
- Tennessee
- I-55
- source: Bing / FOX13 Memphis
- 2 views
- May 12, 2024 5:00pm
NEW OLD BRIDGE? TDOT released pictures of what a new I-55 Bridge may look like, allowing for over 20,000 more vehicles to travel along it per day. Read More
I-40W reopens at I-24E split after semi hits overpass
- Tennessee
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- May 12, 2024 12:24pm
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Sunday motorists needed to find an alternate route through Nashville because a semi-trailer reportedly struck a CSX overpass, causing Interstate 40 West to be closed down at the Interstate 24 East ... Read More
I-24 roadway rehabilitation in Livingston County moves to nights
- Tennessee
- I-55
- source: Bing / WPSD Local 6
- 20 views
- May 10, 2024 2:18pm
The rehabilitation project includes milling, base repairs, asphalt paving, and guardrail upgrades. KYTC District 1 anticipates the change to reduce daytime traffic delays created by the project ... Read More
Multi-vehicle crash blocks most of I-24W in Davidson County
- Tennessee
- I-55
- source: Bing / WKRN-TV on MSN
- 12 views
- May 10, 2024 10:57am
Friday afternoon motorists are backed up for miles along Interstate 24 in Davidson County due to a multi-vehicle crash. Read More
Drone video shows destruction from Tennessee tornado
- Tennessee
- I-55
- source: Bing / Associated Press
- 3 views
- May 09, 2024 12:00pm
New storms have pummeled the South as a week of deadly weather marches on. Tornadoes leveled homes in Tennessee and are blamed for at least two deaths. Read More
Southeast is lashed by more severe weather after deadly storms and tornadoes hit Tennessee
- Tennessee
- I-55
- source: Bing / KION
- 5 views
- May 09, 2024 08:19am
ET By Mary Gilbert and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) - Deadly, destructive thunderstorms and tornadoes tore through parts of the central and southern US Wednesday, marking another chaotic day of severe ... Read More
Truck driver watching Netflix when fatal crash occurred: Charges
- Tennessee
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 7 views
- Apr 30, 2024 2:29pm
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A truck driver is facing vehicular homicide charges after authorities say he had been watching Netflix prior to a crash that killed two people in the vehicle in front of him. Read More
Police: Semi driver was watching Netflix on phone before crash that killed 2
- Tennessee
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 8 views
- Apr 30, 2024 2:28pm
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Billie Joe Grimes, 55, of Lansing, Tennessee, is charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide in the crash that killed Matthew Henry Hansen, 57, and Cimberly Ellen Hansen, 56, of Urbandale, ... Read More
TDOT hears residents' concerns about I-55 bridge plans
- Tennessee
- Memphis
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Apr 19, 2024 03:15am
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Transportation ... '?It will take some of our traffic off of the 40 interstate.'? WREG asked what will come of the old 55 bridge once the ... Read More
Initial meetings ask public input on replacing I-55 bridge over Mississippi River
- Tennessee
- Memphis
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Apr 17, 2024 5:00pm
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Memphis, TN - The I-55 bridge is a key corridor for travelers ... At 75 years old, TDOT said the bridge was not built to interstate standards. Sitting on the New Madrid Seismic Zone, TDOT ... Read More