MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Expect delays in the coming weeks along the Interstate 55 bridge in Memphis.
On Monday, Aug. 1, inspectors with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) began performing a routine bridge inspection on the bridge, which travels over the Mississippi River.
The inspection is expected to last about three weeks.
Inspection details:
Northbound outside lanes
- 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday
Southbound outside lanes
- 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday
ARDOT officials say they are currently only closing the outside lanes, one at a time.
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