State Route 14 (Austin Peay Highway) Shelby County

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The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is proposing to widen State Route 14 (Austin Peay Highway) from east of Kerrville-Rosemark Road to the Tipton County line. This project will widen existing SR 14 from a 2-lane roadway to a 4-lane divided roadway along the existing alignment. The project will also replace the bridges over West Beaver Creek. The proposed project was listed in the Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Fiscal Years 2023-2026. The existing route consists of two 12-foot travel lanes with 4-foot shoulders. The proposed project is 4.26 miles in length and will widen the roadway to include four 12-foot travel lanes with 10-foot paved outside shoulders and 4-foot paved inside shoulders. The proposed depressed median width will be 48 feet. SR 14 is designated as a bike route along the extent of the project. The primary purpose of the proposed project is to address local concerns by providing a facility that: (1) is compatible with existing and planned land use activities adjacent to or nearby the improvement; (2) can meet present and future traffic demands; and (3) provides local and regional motorists with improved connections to other major highways. Area residents and local officials are concerned with increasing traffic volumes and unsafe conditions along the route.