The Interstate 40 bridge that connects Memphis with Arkansas will have alternating daytime lane closures for routine inspection between Monday, April 29-Thursday, May 16.
Additional steel repairs to the I-55 Bridge connecting West Memphis and Memphis over the Mississippi River will cause the bridge to shut down between January 19 and January 22.
NWA & River Valley bridges singled out for re-inspection
The bridges were last inspected by a now-fired AR-DOT inspector Share Updated: 5:38 PM CDT May 21, 2021
The bridges were last inspected by a now-fired AR-DOT inspector Share Updated: 5:38 PM CDT May 21, 2021
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Show Transcript HI ROBERT. HI PAIGE/BRANDON, TH AT FIRED CONTRACTOR BEING MONTY FRAZIER, HE AND HIS TEAM INSPECTED 9 BRIDGES ACROSS THE STATE TT HA AR-DOT IS BEING FORCED TO ESSENTIALLY RE- INSPECT AND SOME OF THOSE IDS BR ARE USED BY OUR VIEWERS ON A DAILY BASIS. IN ALL, THE ERARE FOUR BRIDGES TOTAL IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND THE RIV ER VALLEY THAT NEED TO BE GIVEN A NEW GREEN LIGHT. IN THE RIVER VALLEY THEY ARE THE BRIDGE THAT CARRIES INTERSTATE 540 OVER THE ARKANSAS RIVER, THE GARRISON AVENUE BRIDGE CARRYING HIGHWAY 71 OVER THE ARKANSAS RIVER AS WELL AS THE WEST FORT SMITH BR IDGE WHICH TAKES DRIVE RS ON HIGHWAY 64 OVER THE ARKANSAS RIVER. NOT TO BE LEFT OU