A major portion of Interstate 24 East and West closed for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation project.
The project began on Friday, September 29 and was expected to last until Monday October 2 at 6 a.m. However, Sunday evening before 7 p.m. officials confirmed the interstate had reopened earlier than planned.
Crews completely closed I-24 from the I-40 split east of downtown Nashville to the I-65 split north of downtown Nashville.
Traffic was diverted onto I-65 and I-40. During the closures, drivers were told to expect congestion on the interstates around downtown Nashville, as well as local routes in the East Nashville area.
During this first weekend closure, crews will demo and replace the eastbound half of the I-24 Spring Street bridge, as well as begin repair and paving work on the Silliman Evans Bridge over the Cumberland River.
The work is part of a $28.5 million project to replace the I-24 Oldham Street and Spring Street bridges, as well as make other maintenance improvements along the corridor.
The bridges will be replaced using Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) methods, which speed up construction and repair of highways and bridges by allowing short-term, total road or bridge closures to allow crews the space to do their jobs and the ability to work around the clock. This dramatically reduces the time to complete a project and the long-term inconvenience to motorists.
