SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WTVF) — The new Interstate 65 interchange at Buckner Road will officially open up to traffic by the end of this week.
Construction started in 2022 after TDOT awarded the contract in 2021. Its estimated completion date got pushed back a couple of times, but Wednesday morning there will be a ribbon cutting to celebrate it finally being finished and open to drivers. On May 31, drivers will be able to use it.
The $55 million project split between the City of Spring Hill and TDOT is the third diverging diamond interchange in the state and is meant to make traffic flow better to and from I-65 off of Buckner Road.
It has three lanes in each direction on the Buckner Road extension. Drivers will be guided by traffic signals at the crossing intersections that direct people to and from the I-65 ramps.
The interchange also provides the City of Spring Hill a second access point and will connect to the new June Lake development being built, which will have commercial office and retail space, 2,900 homes and 400 hotel rooms.
June Lake said the first people moved into their homes in April and people will begin moving into the apartment complex on the site in late June.
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-Lelan Statom
