LITTLE ROCK (7-24) 

     Motorist traveling on Interstate 40 in the West Memphis area should expect delays beginning July 28th and 

continuing through the early morning hours of July 29^th.

     A contractor for the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will stop traffic

on the Interstate for 30 minute intervals between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on the 28^th and

5:00 a.m. on the 29^th.  The delays are necessary so crews can install new overhead

message boards.

     The stoppages will be located in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near the Airport

Road exit.

     Single lane closures will begin Monday night at 8:00 p.m. in this area to prepare for the

work even though the total traffic stoppage won’t begin until 11:00 p.m.

     For more information on this road construction project, visit the TDOT website's dynamic

TDOT SmartWay Information System at http://www.tn.gov/tdot/tdotsmartway/. Travelers can

also dial 511 from any land-line or cellular phone to access valuable information about travel

conditions anytime, or log on to www.TN511.com.

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