The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) reopened the Broadway Bridge in downtown Nashville to all lanes of traffic two weeks ahead of schedule.
With an original completion date of October 31, crews reopened the road Tuesday night. The contractor, Kiewit Corporation, used accelerated bridge techniques and alternative delivery methods which shortened the project length to one year rather than the standard three to four years a project of this magnitude would require.
“This is a shining example of how alternative delivery works when applied to the right projects. It was a complex job with many stakeholders and needed to be done quickly,” said TDOT Commissioner Butch Eley. “It’s about having the right tools for the right job and the passage of Governor Lee’s Transportation Modernization Act gives TDOT the authority to deliver more projects this way saving taxpayers time and money.”
Some small “punch list” items of work remain on and around the bridge, but to celebrate the early, on-budget completion of the project, TDOT held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this afternoon. Governor Lee, Commissioner Eley, and other state and local officials were in attendance.