Interstate 269
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Interstate 269 is a partially built outer beltline around the city of Memphis, Tennessee
, and its adjacent suburban areas in northern Mississippi
. The sections of the route which are currently open are designated as State Route 385
(in Tennessee) and Mississippi Highway 304. I-269 signs will be erected on the beltway once the remaining unbuilt segments are completed. Interstate 22
is proposed to intersect I-269 near Memphis
. As of January 2010, the completed portions are not signed as I-269, but signs have been installed in Tennessee that read "Future I-269 Corridor."
As of 2007, two disconnected sections are open to traffic, both signed as part of Tennessee SR 385:
Construction is currently underway to connect these two separate sections. On January 29, 2007 the Federal Highway Administration issued a Record of Decision giving final federal approval for I-269, paving the way for the two states to design and construct the remaining segments.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation
's current plans call for the two sections to be connected in phases from 2009 to 2012.
According to the 2007-12 Mississippi State Transportation Improvement Plan, Mississippi plans to construct its 28.5 miles (45.9 km) portion of Interstate 269 in fiscal years 2009–2012. The Mississippi Department of Transportation
and the Board of Supervisors of DeSoto County, Mississippi
, are negotiating a bond issue through the state's Highway Enhancements Through Local Partnerships (HELP) Program, to finance construction of Interstate 269, which would help accelerate construction on this portion of the route. On October 18, 2007, MDOT announced that a bond was successfully issued for $83 million to cover planning and right-of-way acquisition costs for Mississippi's portion of the route; according to the department's press release, it expects to have the project completed circa 2015. Construction on Mississippi's unbuilt portion of I-269 between SR 385 in Collierville and I-55/I-69/MS-304 in Hernando is expected to cost $490 million. On Thursday June 23, 2011 ground was officially broken on the Mississippi section of the highway.
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, and its adjacent suburban areas in northern Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. The sections of the route which are currently open are designated as State Route 385
State Route 385 (Tennessee)
State Route 385 is the designation for three separate segments of highway in the Memphis Metropolitan Area in Shelby and Fayette counties in West Tennessee, forming a semicircle around and through the Memphis suburbs. Clockwise, from the north, they are:...
(in Tennessee) and Mississippi Highway 304. I-269 signs will be erected on the beltway once the remaining unbuilt segments are completed. Interstate 22
Interstate 22
Interstate 22 , when it is completed, will follow the U.S. Highway 78 corridor along a 213-mile-long route from Memphis, Tennessee, to Birmingham, Alabama, as an Interstate Highway. Interstate 22 will connect Interstate 240 and Interstate 40 in the northwest with Interstate 65 and Interstate...
is proposed to intersect I-269 near Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. As of January 2010, the completed portions are not signed as I-269, but signs have been installed in Tennessee that read "Future I-269 Corridor."
As of 2007, two disconnected sections are open to traffic, both signed as part of Tennessee SR 385:
- From U.S. Highway 51 in Millington, TennesseeMillington, TennesseeMillington is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 10,176. Millington was the home of the recently closed Memphis Motorsports Park. It was granted the title "Flag City Tennessee" by the Tennessee State Legislature. The Naval Support Activity Mid-South is...
east to Macon Road in Fisherville. - From Tennessee SR 57 south to the point where I-269 and SR 385 will eventually diverge, approximately 0.5 mile (0.80467 km), all in Piperton, TennesseePiperton, TennesseePiperton is a city in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,445 at the 2010 census. In 2007 cited the National Motorist Association when it listed Piperton, TN as one of the worst cities for speeding tickets across the USA....
.
Construction is currently underway to connect these two separate sections. On January 29, 2007 the Federal Highway Administration issued a Record of Decision giving final federal approval for I-269, paving the way for the two states to design and construct the remaining segments.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation
Tennessee Department of Transportation
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is a multimodal agency with statewide responsibilities in aviation, public transit, waterways and railroads...
's current plans call for the two sections to be connected in phases from 2009 to 2012.
According to the 2007-12 Mississippi State Transportation Improvement Plan, Mississippi plans to construct its 28.5 miles (45.9 km) portion of Interstate 269 in fiscal years 2009–2012. The Mississippi Department of Transportation
Mississippi Department of Transportation
The Mississippi Department of Transportation is the operational agency of the Mississippi Transportation Commission tasked to maintain and improve the highway, rail, maritime, public transportation, and aviation infrastructure in the state...
and the Board of Supervisors of DeSoto County, Mississippi
DeSoto County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2005 estimate, there were 137,004 people, 38,792 households, and 30,102 families residing in the county. The population density was 224 people per square mile . There were 40,795 housing units at an average density of 85 per square mile...
, are negotiating a bond issue through the state's Highway Enhancements Through Local Partnerships (HELP) Program, to finance construction of Interstate 269, which would help accelerate construction on this portion of the route. On October 18, 2007, MDOT announced that a bond was successfully issued for $83 million to cover planning and right-of-way acquisition costs for Mississippi's portion of the route; according to the department's press release, it expects to have the project completed circa 2015. Construction on Mississippi's unbuilt portion of I-269 between SR 385 in Collierville and I-55/I-69/MS-304 in Hernando is expected to cost $490 million. On Thursday June 23, 2011 ground was officially broken on the Mississippi section of the highway.
External links
- Design Public Hearing Announcement (Tennessee Department of Transportation)
- Original and current plans (Mississippi Department of Transportation)
- Kurumi.com entry
- I69Info.com: Memphis
- Interstate-Guide.com (I-269)