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Interim repair could speed up reopening of Memphis bridge, officials says


Interim repair could speed up reopening of Memphis bridge, officials says
A design team is looking at an interim repair for the crack on the Interstate 40 bridge in Memphis until a new part can be made to replace the bridge’s damaged section, the Tennessee Department of Transportation said Friday.
The team is working on a design concept that could use steel rods that would “span over the fractured section, and provide the needed strength to reopen the bridge to vehicular traffic,” TDOT said in a release.
An initial analysis of the bridge found it to be “stable,” and an independent firm was to take a second look on Friday, Tennessee’s Chief Engineer Paul Degges said earlier. Officials had said emergency repairs could take months and lead to delays in a major US shipping corridor. ....

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Interim repair could speed up reopening of Memphis bridge, officials say


Interim repair could speed up reopening of Memphis bridge, officials say
Tennessee DOT
A design team is looking at an interim repair for the crack on the Interstate 40 bridge in Memphis until a new part can be made to replace the bridge’s damaged section, the Tennessee Department of Transportation said Friday.
The team is working on a design concept that could use steel rods that would “span over the fractured section, and provide the needed strength to reopen the bridge to vehicular traffic,” TDOT said in a release.
An initial analysis of the bridge found it to be “stable,” and an independent firm was to take a second look on Friday, Tennessee’s Chief Engineer Paul Degges said earlier. Officials had said emergency repairs could take months and lead to delays in a major US shipping corridor. ....

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Memphis bridge: Interim repairs could speed up reopening, officials say


Memphis bridge: Interim repairs could speed up reopening, officials say
CNN
5/14/2021
By Nick Valencia, Paul P. Murphy, Amanda Watts and Ray Sanchez, CNN
© Tennessee DOT
The Tennessee Department of Transportation released photos of the crack that s shut down the I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge, which has closed it for emergency repairs. For the motoring public s safety, the bridge will be entirely shut down while crews investigate the crack s extent further and then repair the problem, which could take some time, a press release on the TDOT reads. The crack was discovered during a routine inspection.
A design team is looking at an interim repair for the crack on the Interstate 40 bridge in Memphis until a new part can be made to replace the bridge s damaged section, the Tennessee Department of Transportation said Friday. ....

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