MEMPHIS, Ten. – Arkansas Department of Transportation officials said a bridge going over the Mississippi River will be temporarily closed for construction efforts.

ARDOT said Tennessee Department of Transportation crews will close the I-55 Mississippi River bridge to continue construction on the I-55 and Crump interchange beginning Friday.

A full list of road closures and traffic changes is listed below.

Friday, June 9 from 8:00 pm until Monday, June 12 at 6:00 am

  • Crump Boulevard WB will be closed**
    • Local traffic only at South Third Street / will have to exit at Metal Museum Drive
  • Crump Boulevard EB from Alston will be open
  • Crump Boulevard WB ramp to Riverside Drive NB will be closed
  • Riverside Drive NB will be closed
  • Metal Museum Drive to I-55 NB will be closed

A detour will be posted.

Beginning Monday, June 12 at 6:00 am the below will describe the new traffic patterns.

  • I-55 SB outside lane will be closed from the west end of the I-55 bridge through the project site and the SB inside lane will cross over at the east end of the I-55 bridge and share the current I-55 NB cloverleaf ramp with I-55 NB
  • I-55 NB outside lane of the cloverleaf ramp will be closed to allow for I-55 SB use
  • Crump Boulevard WB will be closed (local traffic only beyond South Third Street)
    • Crump WB local traffic to Metal Museum Drive will be able to utilize the detour that goes down Crump WB ramp to Riverside Drive NB / crosses over Riverside Drive / goes up Riverside Drive SB ramp to I-55 NB and then can exit at Metal Museum Drive
  • Riverside Drive SB will remain closed at Carolina
  • Riverside Drive NB will remain closed to Carolina
  • Wisconsin will remain closed
  • Channel 3 ramp to Riverside Drive SB will remain closed
  • Channel 3 ramp from Riverside Drive SB will remain closed

Officials said activities include setting beams for the new Wisconsin Bridge, construction of a cross-over at the east end of the I-55 bridge, and repair work on the I-55 bridge.

More information regarding the I-55/Crump Boulevard project can be found on the TDOT website.

For live traffic updates, visit our traffic page.