Interstate 55/Crump Boulevard
Interchange Improvement
Current Project Status
Environmental Phase:
March 2009: Complete Preliminary Draft Environmental Statement (DEIS)
July 2009: NEPA Hearing
August 2009: Review Public Comments
November 2009:
A decision was made to study replacing the existing loop interchange with a roundabout as a way to avoid impacts to the French Fort neighborhood and improve connectivity to Crump Boulevard, Riverside Drive, and I-55.
June 2010: A public information meeting was held to give the public a chance to review and submit comments on the proposed modifications..
September 2010:
Tennessee Department of Transportation announced the selection of alternate Z-1, which includes a roundabout design and avoids impacts to the French Fort neighborhood, as the preferred alternative for the Interstate 55 interchange at Crump Boulevard.
January 2012: The Environmental Phase of the project has concluded. A Record of Decision was approved on January 25, 2012. The project is now in the Design Phase.
All TDOT projects, including the I-55 Interchange Project, are developed through a five-step process illustrated below.
