| MAJOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS |
| Memphis Area Strategic Road Projects | |
| Introduction |
| Begun in 1998, the Strategic Road Projects campaign is designed to inform local and state officials on the needs of Memphis and Shelby County to address critical concerns about road projects in the area. When the process began, of the top 20 projects identified locally as a strategic project, only 3 had actions being taken on them by either local or state agencies. Today, 17 of the 20 projects are actively being moved through the development process. |
| Representatives from the Division of Planning and Development, City and County Engineering, economic development specialists and the private development community rate each road project in the following areas: |
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Environmental |
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Safety |
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Jobs Impact |
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Congestion Relief |
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Future Needs |
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Redevelopment Neighborhood Impact | |
| Additional weighting is given to the categories of Job Impact, Redevelopment and Future Need. The projects are presented to the city and county Administrations for their approval. |
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| Current Top Strategic Road Projects |
| Interstate 40 – 240 East Interchange (Phase II) |
| Provides for the separation of through traffic from traffic using the ramps to I-40 and Sam Cooper Boulevard. Funding for design has been approved by TDOT in fiscal year 2004. |
| Lamar Avenue (U.S. Highway 78) |
| Raines Road Interchange to the Mississippi State Line: Widen roadway to 6 lanes and construct urban interchanges at Shelby Drive and Holmes Road. Design Hearings were held on May 13, 2003. TDOT has programmed funding for right-of-way acquisition in fiscal year 2006. |
| Interstate 55 – Crump – Riverside Interchange |
| Project to improve traffic flow along the mainline of Interstate 55 and separate local traffic movements. Environmental evaluation is underway. |
| Mississippi River Bridge (Study of a third river crossing) |
| Congress has authorized this study for a new multimodal crossing of the Mississippi River (vehicular and rail). No funding has been identified at this time. |
| Interstate 55 – Mallory Avenue Interchange |
| Interchange modification to enhance access to the proposed Super Terminal and provide additional lanes along mainline 55 through the interchange area. |
| Interstate 69 |
| Millington, TN to Hernando, MS: TDOT is completing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement on alternatives and potential corridors. Eastern, Western and combined alignments are under consideration. Public meetings on the Draft EIS will be held later this year. For additional information see http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/information-office/I69/segment9/description.htm . |
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