Interstate 269

Interstate 269 marker

Interstate 269
Route information
Length 19.18 mi (30.87 km)
Existed 2015 – present
History Opened in 1998 as SR 385
Major junctions
South end MS 305 near Lewisburg, MS
 
North end SR 385 in Collierville, TN
Highway system
← MS 245MSUS 278 →
← SR 268TNSR 269 →

Interstate 269 (I-269) is a partially completed beltway currently under construction around the city of Memphis, Tennessee, and its adjacent suburban areas in southwestern Tennessee and northern Mississippi. As of May 2018, I-269 is signed along a 19.18-mile (30.87 km) segment between Mississippi Highway 305 (MS 305) at Lewisburg, MS, and Tennessee State Route 385 (SR 385) at Collierville, TN. Tennessee's portion is completed, and designated, but currently signed as SR 385. The remainder of Mississippi's portion between MS-305 at Lewisburg and Interstate 55 is in the final stages of construction and is expected to open on October 26 2018[1].[2][3] A major segment of the highway from MS 302 to MS 305 opened on December 5, 2017.[4]

When completed, I-269 is planned to serve as an outer bypass for the Memphis metropolitan area, funneling through traffic around the metro area while also functioning as a bypass of future Interstate 69 (I-69), which will run straight through the metro area. I-269 is planned to connect to I-69 at interchanges in Hernando, MS and Millington, TN.

Route description

I-269 currently begins at a partial interchange with MS 305 near Lewisburg, MS at an at-grade intersection. The highway travels eastward across rural areas to the town of Byhalia, MS, where it has an interchange with I-22/US 78. Here, the highway continues northeastward, slowly veering north towards the Tennessee state line. Entering Tennessee, I-269 has an interchange with US 72 shortly before merging into northbound TN 385 in Collierville, TN.

History

Interstate 269 extension to Mississippi under construction

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 section between Hernando and Piperton.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation's plans called for the two sections to be connected in phases.[5] Plans had the portion extending south from an incomplete interchange with SR 385 south to the Mississippi state line to completed in October 2015 to coincide with completion of the section in Mississippi from the Tennessee state line to Mississippi Highway 302.[6]

On October 18, 2007, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced that a bond was successfully issued through the state's Highway Enhancements Through Local Partnerships (HELP) Program for $83 million to cover planning and right-of-way acquisition costs for Mississippi's portion of the route.[7] Mississippi began its part of I-269 construction on June 23, 2011,[8] with the 25-mile (40 km) section from the state line to I-55 totaling construction costs of $640 million as of 2014.[9] Completion of I-269 to Hernando, thus marking the completion of the entire beltway, is expected in the latter half of 2018. The construction costs of the Tennessee portion of SR 385 from the 1980s until completion in 2013 is over $500 million.[10] Both states' combined investments are over $1.2 billion for the 64.3-mile I-269 project including construction and rights of way expense listed above.

On October 23, 2015, the first signed segment of I-269 opened between SR 385 and MS 302.[2]

On December 5, 2017, the second segment opened between MS 302 and MS 305, including the I-22 interchange.

Future

I-269 is under construction from the I-55/I-69 interchange in Hernando to MS 305 at Lewisburg, MS. This segment is expected to be completed on October 26, 2018[1], and will establish the connection between Interstate 40 in Tennessee and Interstate 55 in Mississippi.[4]

The I-269 designation has been approved to extend north along current SR 385 to I-40.[11] A contract to post I-269 signage along this portion of highway was let in October 2017, with work scheduled for completion by April 30, 2018.[12] As of May 2018, I-269 mileposts, reassurance signs, and exit numbers have been posted, but the official redesignation of this stretch of highway is not expected until the contract is complete.

Exit list

StateCountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
MississippiDeSotoHernando0.000.00 I-55 / I-69 / MS 304 west – Memphis, Southaven, Jackson
​3.175.103Getwell Road
​5.188.345Laughter Road
​7.3211.787Craft Road
​9.3715.089 MS 305 – Olive Branch, Independence
​13.4121.5813Red Banks Road
Byhalia15.5725.0616 I-22 east / US 78 – Holly Springs, Tupelo, Birmingham, Olive Branch, MemphisWestern terminus of I-22; Signed as exits 16A (east) and 16B (west); I-22/US 78 exit 12
Marshall​17.8528.7318 MS 309 – Byhalia
​23.7938.2923 MS 302 – Southaven, Olive BranchSouthern end of SR 304 concurrency
 Mississippi–Tennessee state line
Northern end of MS 304 concurrency
TennesseeShelby–Fayette
county line		Collierville–Piperton line27.2443.841 US 72 – Collierville, Corinth
28.5545.952 SR 385 – Memphis, ArlingtonHighway merges with SR 385, continues until US 51
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

[13]

See also

  • Tennessee portal
  • Mississippi portal
  • U.S. Roads portal

References

  1. 1 2 "Last section of I-269 set to open Oct. 26, completing new loop around Memphis". The Daily Memphian. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  2. 1 2 Charlier, Tom (October 19, 2015). "Section of I-269 from Collierville to Mississippi to open Friday". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Editor, ROBERT LEE LONG Community. "September target date set for I-269 finish". DeSoto Times-Tribune. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  4. 1 2 "Memphis to Byhalia nonstop: I-269 and I-22 now intersect". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ Charlier, Tom (August 26, 2007). "Complete Tenn. 385 faces probable delays". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis.
  6. ↑ "Proposal Contract for CNL024" (PDF). Tennessee Department of Transportation.
  7. ↑ Risher, Wayne (September 7, 2007). "Good fit sought with I-269". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis.
  8. ↑ "I-269, Mississippi's largest highway project, connects communities and encourages economic growth" (Press release). United States Department of Transportation. June 27, 2011.
  9. ↑ "I-269 Construction Reaches Halfway Point". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis. March 26, 2014. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Last Part of 385 Opens Friday". WREG-TV. November 22, 2013.
  11. ↑ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 24, 2016). "Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Proposal Contract". September 11, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Mississippi Department of Transportation Proposal for Interstate 269" (PDF).
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