I-55 roundabout partially opens to traffic, new bridge next
“Not only are we putting $1 billion in extra funding for road and bridges, but we put $85 million in recurring dollars,” Gov. Bill Lee said. The state’s current approach is a departure from the state’s past funding practice of paying as it had the money for road projects. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The new Crump Boulevard/Interstate 55 roundabout near Downtown Memphis officially opened Tuesday, May 6 — well, partially.
Access to and from Interstate 55 wasn’t open Tuesday evening.
The roundabout, a long-term road project with tentative design work dating back to 2011, separates local traffic from I-55 traffic on the approach to and from Memphis-Arkansas Bridge across the Mississippi River.
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