Big things continue happening with the regional expressway & major highway systems in the northern Memphis region. In addition to
I-69 Segment 8 receiving partial funding (red segment on map below), the whole of
I-269 is almost complete (which the article seems to gloss over ???),
I-555 continues to grow northwest along U.S.Hwy.63 towards an eventual junction with U.S.Hwy.67 (future I-57) and
Austin Peay-Hwy.14 is being upgraded to a divided 4-lane from the Memphis line all the way to TN-Hwy.59 & 54 in Tipton County just east of Covington. Other established major highways to the north & north east that will connect to I-69 are, of course,
I-55 &
U.S.Hwy.51 (both at Memphis AND once again via the
I-155 spur at Dyersburg, TN),
U.S.Hwy.412 (via I-40 at Jackson, TN),
U.S.Hwy.45/45E (via I-40 at Jackson, TN) and
U.S.Hwy.641 (via I-40 and/or U.S.Hwy.79 at Paris, TN).
U.S.Hwy.79 continues further in a northeast direction.
Indiana still hopes to get closer to Memphis via I-69 | Opinion
David W. Griffith, Guest columnist/ The Commercial Appeal
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In Kentucky, former Gov. Steve Beshear pushed I-69 construction as the Breathitt and Western Kentucky parkways were converted to interstate highway standards. With Gov. Matt Bevin in office, work continues on the 52-mile Purchase Parkway from I-24 to the Kentucky-Tennessee state line. Tennessee has a good plan for the I-69 route. Segment 7, from Dyersburg to Fulton, has been under construction for several years. Segment 8, the Millington to Dyersburg alignment, is approximately 65 miles long and has been estimated at $492 million to $601 million to construct... The IMPROVE Act, under Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam's leadership, should have significant funding for this part and other road projects. Segment 9, the Tennessee 385 loop around Memphis, is planned to serve as the future I-269... Indiana and Kentucky officials recently held forums to discuss the proposed Ohio River Crossing project that will carry I-69 from Evansville to Henderson, Ky. The $1.4 billion bridge project will likely require tolls. A specific location should be selected at a fall public hearing. This new bridge will not only connect two communities and two states but should serve as "a gateway to Memphis." Indiana officials will be asked to include Memphis as a destination city on signs near the bridge. Once I-69 reaches Henderson and Madisonville, Ky., it juts toward U.S. 51 and Memphis. Last year, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law a gas tax increase that will provide $1.5 billion needed to complete the final 26-mile segment between Indianapolis and Evansville by 2027. What would be even more remarkable is if Tennessee officials could complete the planned Millington to Dyersburg segment by that time. As a region, we are in this project together. The road will provide many benefits. Not only will the I-69 extension connect us to Houston, Texas, but it should promote greater tourism, spur economic development, and provide safer mobility in West Tennessee to benefit us all.
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