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County judge: I-40 bridge to begin opening this weekend
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Noel Oman
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July 27, 2021 at 9:16 p.m.
The I-40 Hernando de Soto Bridge crossing the Mississippi River connecting Arkansas and Tennessee on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The bridge has been closed since inspectors found a fracture in the bridge. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Thomas Metthe)
The Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis is scheduled to start re-opening Sunday night, just under 12 weeks after it was abruptly closed when a fracture affecting the integrity of the structure was discovered, according to Crittenden County’s top executive.
The extent of the round-the-clock repairs will allow the eastbound lanes to re-open “Sunday night/Monday morning” and the westbound lanes “a few days later,” County Judge Woody Wheeless said in a statement posted on his official Facebook account Tuesday evening.
County official: I-40 bridge east to open Sunday
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