Gameday Traffic Advisory For Saturday

Interstate Closures To Impact Vanderbilt Home Game Saturday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ­– The Tennessee Department of Transportation is advising fans to plan ahead on travel arrangements when traveling into Nashville from Sept. 20 to the 23rd. The scheduled three-day closure of the I-65 and I-440 interchange located just south of downtown Nashville will interupt traffic around the inner loop of downtown as motorists seek alternate routes aroun the closures.

The I-65/440 intersection closure starts at 9 p.m. CT on Sept. 20, and continues until the morning of Sept. 23. U.S. Highway 31/Franklin Road, another key artery from Nashville to suburbs south of the city, also will be closed during the weekend.

When the closure is in effect, traffic moving toward the I-65/440 interchange will be reduced to one lane and detoured away from the construction area.

• Eastbound traffic on I-440 will be detoured to I-65 southbound.
• Westbound traffic on I-440 will be detoured to I-65 northbound.
• Northbound traffic on I-65 will be detoured to I-440 eastbound.
• Southbound traffic on I-65 will be detoured to I-440 westbound.
• Highway 31 (Franklin Road) will be closed from Berry Road to Woodmont Boulevard.

Fans atternding the Vanderbilt versus LSU game Saturday morning at 11 am are advised to use surface roads and leave early enough to navigate traffic into downtown for the contest at Vanderbilt Stadium.