Section between East Main and Bell
streets to close beginning June 12
MURFREESBORO,
Tenn. — The ongoing widening of Middle Tennessee Boulevard along the MTSU
campus will require the section between East Main and Bell streets to be closed
for about three weeks beginning Monday, June 12.
The
closure is scheduled to last 21 days, with a planned reopening on Monday, July
3, according to the contractor.
Pedestrian
traffic at Bell Street and East Main Street will not be affected, but if any
work needs to happen in the Bell Street crosswalk, the contractor will have
staff available to assist pedestrians.
The Bell
Street entrance to MTSU will be closed to traffic entering campus but will
be open for traffic leaving. The Faulkinberry Drive entrance to the campus will
remain open.
Although
part of Middle Tennessee Boulevard will remain open, drivers are encouraged to
use detour routes during this time.
The
30-month, $15.7 million widening project will upgrade the .8-mile section of
the thoroughfare between East Main and Greenland Drive. The city of
Murfreesboro is overseeing the work, which is expected to be completed by fall
2018.
The
enhancement will also include bike lanes, improved sidewalks and lighting, new
traffic signals, decorative crosswalks and underground utilities.
The city
is sharing project updates through an interactive online map at
www.murfreesborotn.gov/mtb as well as via the Twitter account, @MTBlvd.
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