In my memoriesof thehouse,the retaining wall is always around three feet high. But after three decadesand a little Googling, I now realize theres no way it was taller than 21 inches. Still, when I was seven and a half years old, it was a big deal.

I had a black and gold Huffy Thunder 50 dirt bikethat, in retrospect, I realizewas a vehicle for many life lessons, not the least of which was learning how to get up a hill, courtesy of my mom, who would not let me stop pedaling and walk my bike up it on the way back to our house after Little League practice; instead,wed just ride circles around a flat spot until my legs stopped screaming, and then wed finish pedaling up the last two blocks to the house. That was a noble lesson in persistence, which continued to pay dividendsin many areas of my life in thedecades afterward.

The other lesson learned onmy Thunder 50was about physics. Mostly gravity. Thatretaining wall along the driveway of our housethree railroad ties stacked on top of each otherkept the neighbors front yard from rolling into our driveway, which was just wide enough for two cars. If you were playing basketball, the wallwas almost enough for a high school regulation three-point line: 19 feet9 inches from the hoop, or just past the edge of the driveway and in the dirt of the front yard, under the branches of the big sugar maple tree. You could get off a shot without hitting the branchesif you stood right in front of where the three-point line would be.

I had seen my brother Chad, who is a year and a half older than me and naturally more relaxed and athletic in everysportwe tried as kids,ride his BMX bike off the retaining wall with no hesitation or real effort, landing on both wheels in the driveway and then steering out to the right onto Cherry Street. Im sure I assumed I would try it someday myselfit was just a matter of working up the nerve. I have since wondered why I chose the night before my first day of third grade, and I haveno explanationother than kids who are seven are kind of dumb shits. (We continue to be dumb shits in many ways throughout lifebut hopefully recognize this fact early on and spend significant effort trying to become less of a dumb shit every year we are alive.Of course there are pivotal moments, and this wasone of mine.)

I pedaled around the driveway, then up the neighbors driveway, checking out the launch point but chickening out several times. I probably spent a few thousand hours in the driveway of that house, mostly playing basketball by myself, andin my memory, the scene of this particular August dayis always lit with the golden light just before dusk, when I finally got together the nerve for my attempt. Nobody else was around, no friends peer-pressuring me into it, no one wanting me to hurry up so they could take a turn. It was just me, trying stuff by myself.

Biking through the grass and up to the top of the retaining wall, Iexpected I would just float off as I had seen my brother do, landing on the pavement and rolling away, a small triumph. Instead: I didnt pull up on the handlebars hard enough (or at all?), I might have been going too slowly, and I rolled off the retaining wall, plummetingdown ontomy front wheel, toppling over the handlebars, and catching most of the brunt of the fall with my face. It had less the grace of a bicycle stunt a third-grader imagines andmore the grace of a load of dirt sliding from the back of a dump truck as the driver tilts the bed up and back and the tailgate swings open.

My family moved from that house in southwest Iowa across the state a few years later, so I havent been back to the scene of the crash since I was 13, but thanks to Google Street View, I can revisit it online and see where it happened. The house has been painted a different color, andthe basketball hoop has changed, but everything else looks the same.

(Photo: Brendan Leonard)

And like a lot of things from my earlier years, including not getting sent to detention in high school (just keep your mouth shut about 75 percent more often) and dating (also keep your mouth shut about 75 percent more often), doing it better seems so simple in retrospect: pedal hard, pull up. As the saying goes: Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgment.

(Photo: Brendan Leonard)

Of course, at the time, I didnt pedal harder or pull up, so after I peeled myself and my bicycle off the pavement, I went into the house with blood starting to trickle downmy face and my upper lip starting to swell. The first day of school started in about 13 hours, and I dont remember exactly what I worethat next day, but when I was growing up, you wore nice clothes the first day of school, so I probably did, maybe even a new shirt. But also: two giant scabs on my face.

Eight years later, I went to high school on the opposite side of the stateand befriended a classmate named Dan, who had a smile that took up half his face. He loved to laugh, and so did I, but his laugh was so loud and bright that whenever I made him laugh in class, or in the hallway, or anywhere, I felt like I was doing everyone else a favor. And at some point, I told Dan the story of riding my bike off the edge of the retaining wall, landing on my face like a pile of dirt falling out of the back of a dump truck, and heloved the story. Specifically when I remembered that there were two women walking down the street at the time, who had probably seen the whole thing from about 150 feet away, which struck Dan as probably the funniest part, and once he started laughing at it, I agreed with him. Dan probably made me retell him that story seven or eight times in high school, in the lunchroom, in the football locker room, in the back of someones car when we were drinking Busch Light driving down a gravel road somewhere in Chickasaw County.

When youre really young, you get ideas from some rather ridiculous places about what you want to be when you grow up. You want to play in the NBA, be a rapper, or have a job that literally only exists in movies, like a hero cop who doesnt play by the rules but always saves the day, or a writer who can afford to live in Manhattan. Lots of us, at one point or another, want to be good at flying off things on skateboards, skis, and/or bikes, and some people do become good at it and maybe make a living at it. I didnt give up riding my bike off things that day in the drivewayI learned to ride wheelies, went off a few small trailside ski jumps, andlatermountain biked proficiently enough to enjoy both of my tires leaving the ground for up to three-quarters of a second at a time. But Im sure somewhere in my seven-and-a-half-year-old brain, I started to think maybe big air wasnt going to be a thing for me.

By the time I turned 25, I really wanted to be an adventure writer, following in the footsteps of climbing writers like Mark Jenkins, Jon Krakauer, and Daniel Duane. For a long time,I felt like I should write stories about strong, courageous deeds, survival in near impossible situations, the sort of heroism we find in classic adventure tales. Thankfully, theres room for other types of tales, not just the capital-A Adventure stuff I was first inspired by, and Ivebeen able to make somewhat of a living from telling stories about the outdoors. Every once in a while, someone will ask me how I got started doing what I do, writing about the human-powered things we do for fun, and funin the mountains and on trails. Usually I tell them about the first mountain-climbing story I ever had published, for $40 back in 2004. But now that I think about it, thats not true at all. It was probably dumping my bike off a knee-high jump in a driveway in a small town in southwest Iowa, landing on my face, and practicing telling and retelling that story to my giggling friend Dan, hoping to get it just right so everyone would hear him laughing three rows of lockers away.

Brendan Leonards new book, Bears Dont Care About Your Problems: More Funny Shit in the Woods fromSemi-Rad.com, isout now.

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District 47 - West TN - NorthernBENTON COUNTY, I-40:Wednesday, March 25, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: There will be temporary lane closures on I-40 westbound in Benton County between MM 133.0-MM 134.7 (LM 8.46) for routine bridge inspection.

CARROLL COUNTY, SR-22A: Bridge repair in Huntingdon over Brier Creek at LM 0.34 and over CSX Railroad atLM 3.10.

Restrictions: Monday, March 9, 2020: SR 22A will be reduced to one lane traffic with a traffic signal system.

DYER COUNTY, SR-20 (US-412): The resurfacing on SR 20 from US 51 (SR 3) to the Crockett County Line will cause temporary lane closures throughout the project.

HENRY COUNTY, SR-54: The grading, drainage, construction of bridges, retaining wall and paving on SR 54 from near Rison Street to near Smith Road. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway. *Speed limit has been reduced to 35MPH.

Restrictions: Beginning on Monday, November 25, 2019: Bridge work on SR 54 at LM 12.02 (Bridge nearest Guthrie) will cause a 10 lane restriction. *Traffic has been shifted to Phase 3 of traffic control.

OBION COUNTY, Future I-69 (Phase 2): Grading, drainage, construction of eight bridges on future I-69 from south of US 51 (SR 3) to south of US 45W (SR 5) will cause possible lane closures throughout the project. *Speed limit is reduced to 45 MPH through the US 51 (SR 3) portion of the project. The southbound traffic has been switched to the northbound side on SR 3 throughout the work zone, for phase 2 construction.

Restrictions: Wednesday, November 6, 2019: SR 3 will have traffic in the outside lanes in both directions. Inside lanes will be closed for construction. Traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction with an 11 6 lane restriction.

OBION COUNTY, Future I-69 (Phase 3): Grading, drainage, construction of bridges and paving on future I-69 from west of SR 21 to US 51 (SR 3) will cause possible lane closures throughout the project.

Beginning on Monday, July 29, 2019: SR 21 North will from Clifford Rives Road to Lindenwood Road. The closure is expected for approximately 1 year to allow the construction of the overhead Bridge on the new portion of SR 21 along with the Road & Drainage of the I-69 mainline. Northbound traffic will detour from SR 21 East onto Clifford Rives Road, then North on Bethlehem Road, West onto Lindenwood Road before proceeding North on SR 21. Southbound traffic will be in reverse order. Detour routes are posted.

OBION COUNTY, SR-43 (US 45E): Repair of the bridges (right & left) on SR 43 over overflow will cause possible lane closures throughout the project.

Restrictions: Beginning on Friday, January 24, 2020: SR 43 traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction at the bridges over overflow with a 12 lane restriction and a 5 6 shoulder restriction.

WEAKLEY COUNTY, SR-43 and SR-372 (45E Business) interchange (Region 4 Concrete Repair):

Wednesday, March 18 through Wednesday, March 25: There are no scheduled closures.

District 48 - West TN Middle/Southern

HAYWOOD COUNTY, SR-19 (Brownsville Bypass): The construction of an I-Beam bridge along with grading, drainage, and paving may cause temporary lane closures on SR 19 (Brownsville Bypass) from east of SR 87 LM 11.12 to west of Windrow Rd. LM 14.73. One lane will remain. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway. Speed limit is reduced to 45 MPH within the project limits. Beginning February 17 Shaw Chapel Rd will be closed, and a detour put in place.

MADISON COUNTY, I-40: Saturday, March 21, 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.: There will be a temporary lane closures on I-40 east and westbound in Madison County at MM 67.0-95.0 for pothole repair.

MADISON COUNTY, SR-186 (US 45 Bypass) and I-40: Interchange improvements on SR 186 (US 45) north and southbound from the I-40 ramps to Old Hickory Blvd for paving and construction of retaining walls. Widening of I-40 from just east of Exit 79 to just east of Exit 82.

Wednesday, March 18, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: Left lane closure on I-40 east bound MM 81.5-83.0 for removal of temporary barrier rail. Backup date Thursday, March 20, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.

Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: SR 5 (Highland Avenue) will have intermittent left and right lane closures both north and southbound from Vann Drive to the Carriage House/Ridgecrest intersection for bridge construction activities.

Friday, March 20, 8:00 p.m. through Monday, March 23, 6:00 a.m.: Intermittent left and right lane closures on I-40 east and west bound MM 81.5-83.0 for milling, paving, and barrier rail movement.

Saturday, March 21, 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: SR 5 (Highland Avenue) will have intermittent left and right lane closures both north and southbound from Vann Drive to the Carriage House/Ridgecrest intersection for bridge construction activities.

Monday, March 23 through Wednesday, March 25, 8:00 p.m.6:00 a.m.: Intermittent left and right lane closures on I-40 east and west bound MM 81.5-83.0 for removal of barrier rail and installation along the shoulder.

Monday, March 23 through Wednesday, March 25, 9:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.: SR 5 (Highland Avenue) will have intermittent left and right lane closures both north and southbound from Vann Drive to the Carriage House/Ridgecrest intersection for bridge construction activities.

LOOK AHEAD:

Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: SR 5 (Highland Avenue) will have intermittent left and right lane closures both north and southbound from Vann Drive to the Carriage House/Ridgecrest intersection for bridge construction activities.

Friday, March 27, 8:00 p.m. through Monday, March 23, 6:00 a.m.: Close and detour I-40 east bound onto ramps at exit 82 (Hwy 45/Highland Ave.) Close and detour Highland Ave. (Hwy 45) north and south bound from Ridgecrest Rd. to Vann Dr. for demolition activities at Bridge 4.

Friday, March 27, 8:00 p.m. through Monday, March 30, 6:00 a.m.: Intermittent left and right lane closures on I-40 east and west bound MM 81.5-83.0 for milling, paving, and barrier rail movement.

Saturday, March 28, 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: SR 5 (Highland Avenue) will have intermittent left and right lane closures both north and southbound from Vann Drive to the Carriage House/Ridgecrest intersection for bridge construction activities.

Monday, March 30 through Wednesday, April 1, 9:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.: SR 5 (Highland Avenue) will have intermittent left and right lane closures both north and southbound from Vann Drive to the Carriage House/Ridgecrest intersection for bridge construction activities.

MADISON COUNTY, SR-198: The construction of a concrete box bridge on SR 198 over Bear Creek (LM 8.65) along with grading, drainage, and paving will cause temporary lane closures.

Restrictions: Beginning April 29, 2019 there will be an 11 width restriction and a temporary signal will be put in place. Motorists should watch for crews and equipment in the roadways.

WEATHER PERMITTING

TDOT District 48 MAINTENANCE:

Wednesday, March 18 through Wednesday, March 25, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: There will be possible lane closures at various locations in Region IV in order to repair pavement on an as needed

District 49 - West TN Southwest

FAYETTE COUNTY, I-40: Resurfacing on I-40 from M.M. 35.0 to the Haywood County Line

Friday, March 20, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.: There will be outside lane closures with one lane to remain open on I-40 east and westbound (MM 34.2) to allow for coring on the shoulder 1000 feet before Wilder Creek Bridge (LM 7.49.) If weather does not permit, closure will be moved to Monday, March 23 or Tuesday, March 24.

FAYETTE COUNTY, SR-194: The repair of culverts will cause temporary lane closures throughout the project near Tall Forest Ln (MM 13.0) and Feathers Chapel Rd (MM 18.0.)

FAYETTE COUNTY, SR-196: The repair of culverts will cause temporary lane closures throughout the project near Douglas Dr (MM 4.0) and near Douglas Dr (MM 10.0.)

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40: Resurfacing on I-40 from the Hernando Desoto Bridge to near the Wolf River Bridge (Chelsea Avenue)

Wednesday, March 18 through Tuesday, March 24, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: There will be INTERMITTENT MOBILE closures with one lane to remain open on I-40 east and westbound

(MM 1.10 to MM 4.95) to allow for punch list items and clean up. Weather Permitting.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40: Mississippi River Lighting Repair (Hernando Desoto Bridge)

Tuesday, March 24 and Wednesday, March 25, 7:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: INTERMITTENT lane closures on I-40 east and westbound at MM 0.00 on the Hernando Desoto Bridge to allow for bridge lighting repairs. Weather Permitting

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14: The grading, drainage, construction of concrete Bulb-Tee and I-beam bridges, signals and paving on SR 14 from east of Old Covington Pike to SR 385 will cause possible lane closures throughout the project. *Speed limit has been reduced to 45 MPH.

Wednesday, March 25 through Friday, March 27, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.: There will be intermittent lane closure on SR 14 in order to set beams across the Loosahatchie River.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14: Construction on SR 14 for a widening project from SR 385 to east of Kerrville Rosemark Rd. There will be possible temporary lane closures throughout the project. *Speed limit has been reduced to 45 MPH.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-205: Bridge repair at Big Creek drainage ditch (MM 1.0)

Beginning Monday, March 2, 6:00 a.m. through Wednesday, April 22, 2020: There will be a full closure of SR 205 at Big Creek drainage ditch (MM 1.0) to replace the bridge. Detours will be provided.

TIPTON COUNTY, SR-3 (US-51): Resurfacing on SR-3 (US-51) from Winn Avenue to Hope Street

Wednesday, March 18 through Tuesday, March 24, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: There will be intermittent lane closures on north and southbound SR 3 (US-51) from Winn Avenue to Hope Street (MM 15.0 MM 19.0) for curb ramp installation. Weather Permitting.

TDOT District 49 MAINTENANCE: Thursday, March 19 through Wednesday, March 25, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: There will be possible lane closures on all interstates and state routes in District 49 for routine maintenance activities on an as needed basis.

TDOT District 49 On-Call Guardrail/Concrete Barrier Rail Repair:

Wednesday, March 18 through Tuesday, March 24, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: There will be night time lane closures at various locations on SR 3 (Shelby, Tipton, and Lauderdale Counties), SR 385 (Shelby County), SR 15 (Shelby County), SR 175, SR 14 (Shelby and Tipton County), I-40 (Fayette and Shelby Counties), I-269 (Shelby and Fayette Counties), I-55 and I-240. One lane will be CLOSED to repair damaged guardrail.

Wednesday, March 18 through Tuesday, March 24, 8:00 p.m.6:00 a.m.: The following ramps will be closed to repair damaged guardrail.

I-40

Westbound EXIT 18 on ramp from SR 15 (US 64)

I-55

Northbound EXIT 7 to Third Street

Northbound EXIT 12 on ramp from Metal Museum Dr

I-240

Westbound EXIT 15A to Poplar Ave eastbound

Westbound EXIT 21 to Lamar Ave southbound

Westbound EXIT 25A to I-55 southbound

Eastbound EXIT 12B to Sam Cooper Blvd

SR-14

Northbound EXIT to Raleigh-Millington Rd

THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting. If weather does not permit, the closure will be on the next available night.

Thursday, March 19 through Wednesday, March 25, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: There will be day time lane closures at various locations in Tipton County on SR 14, SR 59, SR 206, and SR 178; Fayette County on SR 86; and Shelby County on SR 204 and SR 388 to repair damaged guardrail. One lane will be CLOSED in each direction to repair damaged guardrail. If weather prohibits, the repairs will be performed on the next available day. Flagmen will be used where necessary. Weather Permitting.

LOOK AHEAD

Wednesday, March 25 through Tuesday, March 31, 8:00 p.m.6:00 a.m.: The following ramps will be closed to repair damaged guardrail.

I-40

Westbound EXIT 18 on ramp from SR 15 (US 64)

I-55

Northbound EXIT 7 to Third Street

Northbound EXIT 12 on ramp from Metal Museum Dr

I-240

Westbound EXIT 15A to Poplar Ave eastbound

Westbound EXIT 21 to Lamar Ave southbound

Westbound EXIT 25A to I-55 southbound

Eastbound EXIT 12B to Sam Cooper Blvd

SR-14

Northbound EXIT to Raleigh-Millington Rd

THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting. If weather does not permit, the closure will be on the next available night.

TDOT District 49 On-Call Drain Cleaning:

Thursday, March 19 and Sunday, March 22 through Thursday, March 26, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: There will be INTERMITTENT MOBILE closures with one lane to be closed on I-40 east and westbound (MM 0.0 to MM 27.0), I-55 north and southbound (MM 0.0 to12.0), and I-240 between Walnut Grove and Madison Ave (MM 0.0 to 18.0), SR 385 (MM 0.00 to 13.0) to allow for drain cleaning operations. Weather Permitting.

NON-TDOT/City of Memphis work

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40: Memphis Cook Convention Center

Beginning Monday, October 7, 6:00 a.m. through Monday, March 30, 2020: The exit ramp from I-40 eastbound (EXIT 1 Front Street) will be CLOSED for upgrades to the Memphis Cook Convention Center. This closure will be a permanent closure for approx. 6 months. The ramp split to Riverside Dr. will remain open. Traffic will be controlled by signage and traffic barrels. Drivers should exercise caution when approaching and traveling through work zones.

From your desktop or mobile device, get the latest construction activity and live streaming SmartWay traffic cameras at http://www.TNSmartWay.com/Traffic. Travelers can also dial 511 from any land-line or cellular phone for travel information, or follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/TN511 for statewide travel or for West Tennessee follow https://twitter.com/NicLawrenceTDOT.

As always, drivers are reminded to use all motorist information tools wisely and Know Before You Go! by checking travel conditions before leaving for your destination. Drivers should never tweet, text or talk on a cell phone while behind the wheel.

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Jefferson Parish government and Cornerstone Chemical Co. could be close to settling a nearly year-old lawsuit over the Parish Council's decision to rescind a permit it initially granted for the company's planned hydrogen cyanide storage facility in Waggaman.

The council unanimously approved the plan in January 2018 without any public discussion. The plan flew under the radar at that time because, even though Cornerstone had been making cyanide at the plant since the 1950s, residents knew nothing about it.

But when residents got wind of what was in the works almost a year later, an uproar broke out, and the council reversed its decision. Cornerstone then sued.

Under the terms of the settlement, which still must be approved by the council, Cornerstone will abandon plans to build two new 26,000-gallon hydrogen cyanide storage tanks. Instead, the company will revise its site plan to include two new 4,500-gallon "process vessels."

The reduced size of those vessels keeps the plant under the 10,000-gallon storage threshold that requires approval by the council, according to a summary of the proposed settlement created by parish attorneys and distributed by Councilman Deano Bonano, whose district includes many residents who opposed the plan.

The company has also agreed to other safety measures, including the construction of a concrete retaining wall and systems to prevent overflow and vapor releases, the document says. The company will also keep a public alert system in place.

Cornerstone officials have said the plan approved in 2018 would not have added new cyanide production capacity to the plant, only replaced production that has been lost because of improvements to other processes. They also said Cornerstone sells all its hydrogen cyanide to an on-site tenant, which means it never leaves the facility.

But residents worried that the potential to store more than 50,000 gallons of hydrogen cyanide at the plant was dangerous. Hydrogen cyanide has a number of industrial uses, but it is highly toxic and can be quickly fatal to humans, according to information from the federal Centers for Disease Control.Those concerns were the focus of the public outcry over the company's plans in 2019.

After the council voted 6-1 to rescind the permit, Cornerstone sued. In the summary given to Bonano, attorneys warned the parish could be liable for millions of dollars.

"The potential damages would likely be substantial," the summary says, noting that the company earns about $40 million annually from hydrogen cyanide sales and that the plant is worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Bonano was not on the council when the permission was granted nor when it was revoked, and he said he hasn't decided yet whether he will vote to approve the settlement.

At least one council member, Dominick Impastato, said he thought the settlement was a positive. Impastato was the lone member to vote against revoking the permit in 2019, warning the decision could open the parish up to significant lawsuit losses.

The settlement plan, he said, satisfies his two objectives: It makes the plant safer and it removes the specter of a significant judgment against the parish.

However, Lisa Karlin, who lives in River Ridge and has been at the forefront of much of the environmental activism that has swept Harahan and River Ridge in recent months, said she still had questions. She sent a list of them to Bonano after reading the document he distributed to interested residents.

"We want to be assured that public safety will be the parish's priority in considering the settlement terms proposed by Cornerstone," Karlin said. Among her questions were what guarantees the parish would get that the terms of the settlement would be enforced and whether the issue will be given a full public vetting.

The item is currently scheduled to come up before the councilApril 1, but that could change as the coronavirus situation continues to force changes to government plans.

Editor's note: this story was changed on March 22 to correct a statement that Cornerstone is in District 2. It is in District 3.

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Arnsberg is a small German city located northeast of the Cologne metropolitan region. The city is centered on the Ruhr and is surrounded by protected forested land, and largely survived the damage inflicted on other German cities during World War 2. Arising from this historical context is the Sauerland Museum expansion, one of the citys most significant projects in years, constructed of self-supporting travertine cladding and designed by Bez + Kock Architekten.

The project is an extension of the preexisting Sauerland Museum, which is housed in the Landsberger Hof, a former palace constructed in 1605. Typical for the era and regional vernacular, the palace is composed of lime-washed masonry arranged according to classical symmetry and topped with a steeply pitched gable.

The extension is located at the base of a slope and connects to the original museum via a bridge. (Bez + Kock Arkitekten)

Bez + Kocks extension is located at the bottom of a steeply pitched slope leading up to the palacea challenging location in terms of urban planning and construction. The original concept of the extension called for constructing over the contours of the site, but was ultimately adapted at the request of the client into its finalized form of stepped massing which rises approximately 50 feet into a slender bridge linking the two structures. The facade is sheer and, due to the narrow mortar joints and select window openings, appears monolithic. Window openings, bar that on axis with the connect bridge, are canted from the rectilinear form to diffuse sunlight from the interior curatorial spaces.

For the original concept of the museum, the design team intended to use locally sourced Grauwacke sandstone, which is known for its dark heterogeneous coloringa color palette that would have seamlessly blended with the adjacent retaining wall. However, this dark cast was found unsuitable for the standalone stature of the reoriented extension. In response, Bez + Kock opted for Gauinger travertine produced in the Swabian Alps.

While the projects massing is distinctly contemporary and its facade is stripped of ornament, the masonry components are in part traditional in that they are self-supporting. The pattern was developed in accordance with the technical requirements of all windows, doors and technical elements in the facade, and the lengths of the individual stones are random, which was a cost-saving decision, said the design team. To enhance the horizontality of the surfaces and tie together the individual elements, we specified that the vertical joints would be flush, while the horizontal joints are mortared.

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The upset and dread these days concerning COVID-19 cannot be denied. Joe and I wish all readers and their families good health in the coming days and weeks.

With the topsy-turvy changes to everyday life happening around us now in 2020 caused by illness, I got to thinking about how people in the past coped with such things. It wasnt easy for them, that I knew. I have walked through the North Hibbing cemetery and observed the many, many gravestones with 1918 engraved as the date of death. Sometimes, the birth AND death dates are both 1918. The flu epidemic that year was vicious. One can only imagine the grief that ran through so many Hibbing homes in those days.

Sometimes it helps to know that people before us were brave and resilient, even in very difficult times people who lived right here in Hibbing.

The following is taken from an essay written by Harriet Bunker for the Hibbing Historical Society. She worked at the Tribune for many years. Her essay was published in the Hibbing Daily Tribune a couple of times, including on August 6, 1976, as part of the American Bicentennial Special Edition.

I was married September 9, 1909. And came to Hibbing three days later. I thought I would only be here two or three years and have now been here 64. I retired from the Tribune in June 72.

When I first came to Hibbing there were 64 saloons and the town was a mile long and five blocks wide, so I have seen Hibbing change and grow. All of the mines had locations, among them Mahoning, which was the show place and visitors were usually taken out there.

There was an epidemic here in 1910. A traveling man at the Hibbing Hotel was the first one taken sick and I was the second. Doctors didnt know what it was, but finally after 12 babies died in one square block, McKinley and Garfield, they decided it was the water. They were moving houses on North Street, the last street in Hibbing, beyond Finn Location as ore was under it. Workmen were tearing down outside toilets and slushing around in it with high rubber boots and this was all draining into our drinking water.

I dont drink coffee or tea, just water, so I was very ill. The doctor didnt think I would live, so they sent for my mother. I couldnt even lift my little finger. All I could keep down was champagne. After two bottles of that I asked if I couldnt have something else, so my husband John bought imported ginger ale by the case.

This was in May of 1910. I ate only malted milk and cottage cheese for three months. It took me all that winter to get back to normal.

Speaking of illness, the terrible flu hit us very hard in 1918 and 1919. The Washington School was turned into a hospital and as nurses were scarce and overworked, teachers were drafted as nurses. Several of them caught the flu and died.

Many pregnant women were victims also. Dr. Weirick was quite concerned when he found out I was six months pregnant, but between the doctor and Mrs. Crandell, they got me well again. Poor Mrs. Crandell, a practical nurse, was about dead on her feet. Dr. Weirick had promised not to call her for a few days, but he did. He told her that she had to go at once to the Bunkers house as we were all sick in bed. Joan was not quite a year old. He also told her to put one of Johns nightshirts on me, as all I had left were seven veils. Thanks to the doctor and Mrs. Crandell, they pulled us all through.

(Doctor Dana C. Rood was Hibbings first doctor, coming to town in1893. Doctor H.R. Weirick joined Dr. Rood in 1898. The two were highly respected. Hibbings first hospital, built by the Oliver Mining Company, was located in North Hibbing at the corner of Center Street and First Avenue. It was named the Rood Hospital.)

When Carol was born in April at home, Mrs. Mosley was to take care of me, but Dr. Weirick said I didnt need such a good nurse and he needed her for other patients more than I needed her. The flu was still very bad.

(Hattie Mosley was an excellent nurse. She was African-American. Many accounts of life in Hibbing in these years refer to her outstanding dedication to her patients.)

Over that summer and into September, John built a house in what was then Alice. We lived in it for 56 years. Later, Alice was called South Hibbing and then just Hibbing. People said that we were crazy to build way out there the town would never grow that way.

Our house was built on Hibbing Avenue, now 2nd Avenue West, and John had workmen with horses digging out the dirt to put in a fireplace as he knew I wanted one. But, with everyone telling him that the town of Alice would never amount to anything, he called off the diggers and I never did get my fireplace.

There was a spring called See-L-See Spring with very good water five miles from Hibbing. A man took it over and bottled the water, selling it for 25 cents a gallon. Otherwise, Hibbing water had to be boiled until the new water system was installed.

Many people who lived in Hibbing in those years were from Europe. When one of these foreigners died, the family would often hire the city band and most of those attending the funeral marched to the cemetery behind the band playing the funeral march. But on the way back they would play other songs, including every time,Therell Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight.

In those early days we could sit on our front porch and watch the little dinkys fall down the dumps. The dinkys were very small railroad engines which pulled the overburden to the dumps. The dinkys would often go over the edge. Many times the engineer would be killed.

We liked to go by where the new high school was being built and see the progress there.

Where Greenhaven is now we used to pick wild raspberries, chokecherries, and pin cherries. Then, the Oliver used it for a pasture.

The mayor of Alice was Andy Nelson who built a large house on 1st Avenue and 29th Street. (This large house is still there today. It has a concrete retaining wall around the yard.) Andy had a 40 acre farm and when people came to visit us in a horse and buggy they would tie it up to Andys fence. The 40 acres was eventually divided into lots.

The Alice School was very soon much too small, so four more rooms were added. Many buildings were being built on Howard Street after 1919 and one of those was the Merchants and Miners Bank. Since it wasnt finished, partitions were put up of the way inside and several grades were held there until the Alice School addition was finished.

Howard Street itself had to be filled in once all the pipes were laid deep in the ground. In the meantime, there was just a plank across to the school. The teacher wrote me a note asking me to put Chandler, who was in the 4th grade, in overalls as the older boys were in the habit of pushing the younger boys off the plank into the mud.

Do kids really change from one era to another? Would the same thing happen today? Of course it would! Also, the phrase to build way out there is still used today to describe places like where Joe & I live in the River Creek subdivision!

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The following items are taken from the Hibbing Daily Tribune or the Mesabi Ore, which are on microfilm at the Hibbing Public Library and/or Iron Range Resource Center at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm.

1919

June 6, 1919

Weather permitting, there will be an outdoor Victory Sing at Missabe Park tomorrow evening at 7:30. The big chorus of high school students will lead the singing and will be accompanied by Di Marcos orchestra. The young people have been especially trained and it is a privilege and an inspiration to hear them sing. Patriotic and old-time songs will be sung. A feature will be the national songs of the Allies. Copies of all the songs to be sung will be distributed to the audience so that everyone will be able to take part.

1923

October 23, 1923

Hibbing police are warning residents that automobile thieves are coming back to life again, stealing articles from cars. Parked in front of residences and store buildings, the cars are entered by thieves on the lookout for anything of value. Thieves stole a mackinaw belonging to Ralph Nelson from his car on Saturday.

1953

June 1, 1953

Scandinavian Fraternity meets Tuesday, 8:00 p.m., at the Odd Fellows Hall.

1969

July 21, 1969

Goldfines of Chisholm is proud to sell a 3-room furniture set consisting of a 2-piece living room set in nylon cover and choice of colors, 4-piece bedroom set, and a 5-piece bronzetone dinette set all for $328. Free lay-by until wanted.

Link:
Epidemics in Hibbing's Past | Years Of Yore - Hibbing Daily Tribune

ROUTE 29 / GAINESVILLE

No significant traffic impacts scheduled.

ROUTE 234 BUSINESS (SUDLEY ROAD) / MANASSAS

I-66 West near Bull Run

Monday, March 23, through Thursday, March 26: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Temporary 15-minute stoppages of traffic for blasting operations.

I-66 East between Bull Run Rest Area and Cub Run

Monday, March 23, through Thursday, March 26: 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Friday, March 27: 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Three right lanes will be closed for crews to install bridge beams over Cub Run.

ROUTE 28 (SULLY ROAD) / CENTREVILLE

I-66 East and West between Route 29 (Lee Highway) Centreville and Stringfellow Road

Route 28 North and South between Route 29 (Lee Highway) and Braddock Road

Braddock Road at Route 28

Monday, March 23, through Friday, March 27: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Temporary 15-minute stoppages of traffic on I-66 East and West, Route 28 North and South, and on Braddock Road near Route 28 for blasting operations.

I-66 East from Compton Road to Route 28

Ramp from I-66 East to Route 28 North

Sunday, March 22, and Thursday, March 26: 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Friday, March 27: 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Three lanes of eastbound I-66 lanes will be closed for overhead bridge work. The ramp from I-66 East to Route 28 North will also be closed between 12:00 midnight and 4:00 a.m. (5:00 a.m. Saturday morning). Traffic will be detoured farther east to Route 286 (Fairfax County Parkway) North, stay to the right for I-66 West, then follow signs to Route 28 North.

I-66 East between Bull Run Rest Area and Cub Run

Monday, March 23, through Thursday, March 26: 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Friday, March 27: 9:00 p.m.to 9:00 a.m.

Three right lanes will be closed for crews to install bridge beams over Cub Run.

I-66 East at Route 29 (Lee Highway) Centreville

Monday, March 23, through Friday, March 27: 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The right lane will be closed for bridge work.

Route 28 South between Westfields Boulevard and E.C. Lawrence Park athletic fields

Tuesday, March 24: 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Two left lanes will be closed for overhead bridge work.

ROUTE 286 (FAIRFAX COUNTY PARKWAY) / FAIR LAKES

Stringfellow Road between Fair Lakes Boulevard and Village Square Drive

Monday, March 23, through Friday, March 27: 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Friday, March 27, from 9:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Monday, March 30

The right lane of southbound Stringfellow Road will be closed for underground utility relocation. The lane will be reopened weekdays between 3:00 and 9:00 p.m. to accommodate the evening rush.

Route 286 North and South from Route 29 (Lee Highway) to Fair Lakes Parkway

Monday, March 23, through Thursday, March 26: 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Friday, March 27: 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Two lanes will be closed for overhead demolition of I-66 bridges over Route 286. Drivers should expect occasional 20-minute stoppages.

ROUTE 50 / FAIRFAX

I-66 West from Blake Lane to Jermantown Road

Monday, March 23, through Thursday, March 26: 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28: 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Three left lanes will be closed for center bridge pier work. Drivers should expect slowdowns and periodic 20-minute stoppages between 12:00 midnight and 4:00 a.m.

I-66 East from Route 50 to Jermantown Road

Monday, March 23, through Thursday, March 26: 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28: 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Two left lanes will be closed for center bridge pier work at Jermantown Road.

I-66 East from Route 608 (West Ox Road) to Route 50

Monday, March 23: 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Two left lanes will be closed for crane mobilization.

I-66 West from Route 50 to Monument Drive

Wednesday, March 25, and Thursday, March 26: 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

The right lane will be closed for barrier wall demolition.

ROUTE 123 (CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD) / OAKTON CITY OF FAIRFAX

I-66 West from Blake Lane to Jermantown Road

Monday, March 23, through Thursday, March 26: 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28: 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Three left lanes will be closed for center bridge pier work at Jermantown Road. Drivers should expect slowdowns and periodic 20-minute stoppages between 12:00 midnight and 4:00 a.m.

I-66 East and West at Jermantown Road

Monday, March 23, through Sunday, March 29: 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The HOV lane will be closed for pile driving for new center bridge pier.

ROUTE 243 (NUTLEY STREET) / VIENNA

Ramp from Route 243 (Nutley Street) South to I-66 East

Sunday, March 22, through Thursday, March 26: 10:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

The ramp from southbound Nutley Street to eastbound I-66 will be closed. Drivers will be detoured farther south, make a U-turn at Route 29, then stay to the right and follow signs to I-66 East.

Ramp from I-66 East to Route 243 (Nutley Street) North

Sunday, March 22, through Thursday, March 26: 10:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

The ramp from eastbound I-66 to northbound Nutley Street will be closed. Traffic will be directed to southbound Nutley Street, then make a U-turn at Route 29.

I-66 East from Blake Lane to Nutley Street

Sunday, March 22, through Thursday, March 26: 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Two right lanes will be closed for barrier wall demolition. The eastbound collector-distributor lane will also be narrowed.

Cedar Lane from Hilltop Drive to Cottage Street

Monday, March 23, through Friday, March 27: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Flagging operation alternating two-way traffic in a single lane for underground water line relocation.

I-66 East and West at Nutley Street

Monday, March 23, through Friday, March 27: 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The right lane will be closed on eastbound and westbound I-66 near Nutley Street for barrier wall demolition and paving. The collector-distributor lanes in both directions will also be narrowed.

I-495 (CAPITAL BELTWAY) / DUNN LORING

Ramp from I-66 East to 495 Express Lanes South

Wednesday, March 25, and Thursday, March 26: 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

The ramp from eastbound I-66 to the southbound 495 Express Lanes will be closed. Traffic will be directed to the I-495 South general-purpose lanes.

I-495 South from Route 7 to I-66

Monday, March 23, and Tuesday, March 24: 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Two left lanes will be closed for bridge work.

Read more from the original source:
I-66 Lane Closures and Traffic Changes, Week of March 22 - Prince William Living

From basement to back porch, I make my way through a timestamp of history. Decades are traversed with each step old coins uncovered beneath basement floors; pop culture headlines unveiled in newspapers stashed in the back of a closet.

I live in an old house. A place where past times and modern days converge.

The etching in the basement reads 1934. Eighty years ago someone poured concrete and was astute enough to mark the date. I wonder who it was, and what his life was like. Earlier that year, the Flash Gordon comic strip debuted and the first high school auto driving course was offered in Pennsylvania.

Did he own a car? Was he a Sunday funnies fan?

Did he watch Shirley Temple in her inaugural movie or chuckle at the first Donald Duck cartoon?

Did he cheer when Babe Ruth hit his 700th career home run in July?

Was he worried when Adolf Hitler became commander-in-chief of Germany in August?

Was he a scholar? Jokester? Blue-collar guy?

The concrete tells only the date.

September 17, 1943, was a Friday. I imagine the weather was nice. Temps have generally cooled at this time of year, but autumns chill has yet to arrive. I am sure the hardwood forest was still primarily green, but, perhaps, a tinge of yellow and red was beginning to tint the leaves.

On this day, someone poured concrete on my back porch. Unlike the austere 1934 in the basement, the stamp from nearly a decade later is much more artsy and imaginative. Scrolls outline the date, and a wagon wheel design rests beneath it. Its purpose appears to be purely decorative.

But who took the time to embellish the numbers to highlight and accentuate the calendar day? Was an actual wheel used to make the imprint, or did someone draw it?

As a child, my fingers played on the spokes, often highlighting them with white chalk. I would smile when running my fingers across the grooves; frown when my Jack rocks ball would take a bad bounce after hitting the uneven surface.

As an adult, I have simply pondered the date and designs wondering about their history and the person who made them.

I am a news junkie, but what about the person behind the scrolls and wagon wheel? Did he listen to the news on that date and lament the explosion of ammunition at Norfolk Naval Air Station? Did he read about it the next day in the pages of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph?

My old house has a rich history. According to family stories, it was built by a wine maker from Italy Dominic Zeoli. Land deeds back up this part of the tale. A little fuzzier is the lore surrounding the actual construction of the house.

Many have told me the house was built by the same Italian stonemasons who crafted the walls in Bluefield. Legend has it they worked in the city during the day and spent evenings in my small community of Duhring. They would drink wine and build Mr. Zeolis house. Bricks for the house supposedly came from the old coke oven in Goodwill, and sand for the grout from the Bluestone River.

Although I cant authenticate the story, I do know when my family moved in many decades ago grapevines covered the house, murals adorned walls and wine casks filled one of the basement rooms. To this day, it is still dubbed the wine room.

The year 1992 was busy in headlines and at home. Ross Perot was running for president, 16-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest PGA golfer in 35 years and Amy Fisher shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco, spurring stories and made-for-TV movies for years to come.

And there was also that vote-for-your-favorite-Elvis-stamp craze, which ultimately gave our post office in Rock its own moment in history.

I spent the summer in frenzied bride-to-be state preparing for an August wedding. And at some point during those warm months my father worked for a few days repairing a portion of the backyard retaining wall originally constructed by the Italians.

Although I have vague memories of the work, they are sparse. At the time my mind was cluttered with white satin, wedding cake designs and pink and plum flower options.

I do know that my brother was visiting when the repair work was nearly completed. His initials, WEM, beside the date 1992 remain visible to this day. Alsospecial is the handprint beside them.

I imagine an enthusiastic Dad dragging a protesting Mom from the kitchen. She probably wiped her hands on a dishtowel before finally, at Dads urging, placing one palm firmly in the wet concrete surrounding the stones. At that moment, Moms imprint became a piece of history.

An old house is much more than brick and stone. It is a timeline of the people who have passed before.

Samantha Perry is editor of the Daily Telegraph. Contact her at sperry@bdtonline.com. Follow her @BDTPerry.

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A place where past times and modern days converge - Bluefield Daily Telegraph

While expressing the urgent need to clear waste dumped at Mangaluru City Corporations landfill site at Pachchanady since long, a section of residents near Pachchanady have urged the corporation to take action for daily processing of garbage brought to the site.

We want zero waste at the site. The corporation should clear the waste dumped over years through bio-mining. Waste generated every day should be totally processed on daily basis, said M.G. Hegde, convenor of the newly formed Pachchanady Hagu Ghanatyajya Bhaadita Itare Pradeshagala Samrakshana Samiti, here on Thursday.

Addressing presspersons, Mr. Hegde said that a proposal to construct a retaining wall at the landfill site at a cost of 4 crore will not serve any purpose.

With heavy rain, this retaining wall cannot prevent another garbage slip. The leachete from the accumulated waste at the landfill site has polluted open wells and other water bodies, he said.

Laurence DSouza, a member of the samiti, said that enough representations have been given to the corporation and elected representatives to clear waste from the landfill site. There are technologies available for bio-mining and other modes for processing the accumulated waste. The corporation should make transparent the process of selection of agencies for disposal of waste at the landfill site, he said.

Sister Veronica, another member of Samiti, said apart from Mandara, which was severely affected following the garbage slip in August last year, residents of Thiruvail, Devarapadavu and Shaktinagar were facing hardship because of the landfill site.

When the corporation is increasing solid waste management cess, we want it to effectively process the waste, she said.

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District 47 - West TN - NorthernBENTON COUNTY, I-40:Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.: There will be temporary lane closures on I-40 eastbound and westbound in Benton County between MM 133.0-MM 134.7

(LM 8.46) for routine bridge inspection. They plan on starting in the eastbound direction on Monday and then moving to the westbound direction on Tuesday.

CARROLL COUNTY, SR-22A: Bridge repair over Brier Creek at LM 0.34 and over CSX Railroad atLM 3.10.

Restrictions: Monday, March 9, 2020: SR 22A in Huntingdon will be reduced to one lane traffic with a traffic signal system.

DYER COUNTY, SR-20 (US-412): The resurfacing on SR 20 from US 51 (SR 3) to the Crockett County Line will cause temporary lane closures throughout the project.

HENRY COUNTY, SR-54: The grading, drainage, construction of bridges, retaining wall and paving on SR 54 from near Rison Street to near Smith Road. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway. *Speed limit has been reduced to 35MPH.

Restrictions: Beginning on Monday, November 25, 2019: Bridge work on SR 54 at LM 12.02 (Bridge nearest Guthrie) will cause a 10 lane restriction. *Traffic has been shifted to Phase 3 of traffic control.

OBION COUNTY, Future I-69 (Phase 2): Grading, drainage, construction of eight bridges on future I-69 from south of US 51 (SR 3) to south of US 45W (SR 5) will cause possible lane closures throughout the project. *Speed limit is reduced to 45 MPH through the US 51 (SR 3) portion of the project. The southbound traffic has been switched to the northbound side on SR 3 throughout the work zone, for phase 2 construction.

Restrictions: Wednesday, November 6, 2019: SR 3 will have traffic in the outside lanes in both directions. Inside lanes will be closed for construction. Traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction with an 11 6 lane restriction.

OBION COUNTY, Future I-69 (Phase 3): Grading, drainage, construction of bridges and paving on future I-69 from west of SR 21 to US 51 (SR 3) will cause possible lane closures throughout the project.

Beginning on Monday, July 29, 2019: SR 21 North will from Clifford Rives Road to Lindenwood Road. The closure is expected for approximately 1 year to allow the construction of the overhead Bridge on the new portion of SR 21 along with the Road & Drainage of the I-69 mainline. Northbound traffic will detour from SR 21 East onto Clifford Rives Road, then North on Bethlehem Road, West onto Lindenwood Road before proceeding North on SR 21. Southbound traffic will be in reverse order. Detour routes are posted.

OBION COUNTY, SR-43 (US 45E): Repair of the bridges (right & left) on SR 43 over overflow will cause possible lane closures throughout the project.

Restrictions: Beginning on Friday, January 24, 2020: SR 43 traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction at the bridges over overflow with a 12 lane restriction and a 5 6 shoulder restriction.

WEAKLEY COUNTY, SR-43 and SR-372 (45E Business) interchange (Region 4 Concrete Repair):

Wednesday, March 11 through Wednesday, March 18: There are no scheduled closures.

District 48 - West TN Middle/SouthernHAYWOOD COUNTY, SR-19 (Brownsville Bypass): The construction of an I-Beam bridge along with grading, drainage, and paving may cause temporary lane closures on SR 19 (Brownsville Bypass) from east of SR 87 LM 11.12 to west of Windrow Rd. LM 14.73. One lane will remain. Motorists should watch for trucks entering and exiting the roadway. Speed limit is reduced to 45 MPH within the project limits. Beginning February 17 Shaw Chapel Rd will be closed, and a detour put in place.

MADISON COUNTY, SR-186 (US 45 Bypass) and I-40: Interchange improvements on SR 186 (US 45) north and southbound from the I-40 ramps to Old Hickory Blvd for paving and construction of retaining walls. Widening of I-40 from just east of Exit 79 to just east of Exit 82.

Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13, 9:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.: SR 5 (Highland Avenue) will have intermittent left and right lane closures both north and southbound from Vann Drive to the Carriage House/Ridgecrest intersection for bridge construction activities.

Saturday, March 14, 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: SR 5 (Highland Avenue) will have intermittent left and right lane closures both north and southbound from Vann Drive to the Carriage House/Ridgecrest intersection for bridge construction activities.

Saturday, March 14, 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Intermittent left and right lane closures on I-40 east and west bound MM 82.0-83.0 for pothole repairs. Backup date Sunday, March 15, 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 14, 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Eastbound on ramp for I-40 will have intermittent closures for construction activities. Backup date Sunday, March 15, 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 14: The ramps I-40 WB exit 80 to SR186 SB and ramp Exit80 East Bound to North Bound SR186 will be closed for approximately 1 hours for restriping.

Monday, March 16 through Wednesday, March 18, 9:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.: SR 5 (Highland Avenue) will have intermittent left and right lane closures both north and southbound from Vann Drive to the Carriage House/Ridgecrest intersection for bridge construction activities.

LOOK AHEAD:Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20, 9:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.: SR 5 (Highland Avenue) will have intermittent left and right lane closures both north and southbound from Vann Drive to the Carriage House/Ridgecrest intersection for bridge construction activities.

Thursday, March 19, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: Left lane closure of I-40 east bound from MM 81.5-83.0 for removal of temporary barrier rail.

Friday, March 20, 8:00 p.m. to Monday, March 23, 6:00 a.m.: Intermittent left and right lane closures of I-40 east bound MM 81.5-83.0 for milling, paving, and setting barrier rail.

Saturday, March 21, 1:00 p.m. to Monday, March 23, 6:00 a.m.: Left lane of I-40 west bound from MM 81.5-83.0 for removal of barrier rail.

Saturday, March 21, 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: SR 5 (Highland Avenue) will have intermittent left and right lane closures both north and southbound from Vann Drive to the Carriage House/Ridgecrest intersection for bridge construction activities.

Monday, March 21 through Wednesday, March 23, 9:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.: SR 5 (Highland Avenue) will have intermittent left and right lane closures both north and southbound from Vann Drive to the Carriage House/Ridgecrest intersection for bridge construction activities.

MADISON COUNTY, SR-198: The construction of a concrete box bridge on SR 198 over Bear Creek (LM 8.65) along with grading, drainage, and paving will cause temporary lane closures.

Restrictions: Beginning April 29, 2019 there will be an 11 width restriction and a temporary signal will be put in place. Motorists should watch for crews and equipment in the roadways.WEATHER PERMITTING

TDOT District 48 MAINTENANCE:Wednesday, March 11 through Wednesday, March 18, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: There will be possible lane closures at various locations in Region IV in order to repair pavement on an as needed basis.

District 49 - West TN SouthwestFAYETTE COUNTY, SR-194: The repair of culverts will cause temporary lane closures throughout the project near Tall Forest Ln (MM 13.0) and Feathers Chapel Rd (MM 18.0.)

FAYETTE COUNTY, SR-196: The repair of culverts will cause temporary lane closures throughout the project near Douglas Dr (MM 4.0) and near Douglas Dr (MM 10.0.)

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40: Mississippi River Lighting Repair (Hernando Desoto Bridge)

Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13, 7:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: INTERMITTENT lane closures on I-40 east and westbound at MM 0.00 on the Hernando Desoto Bridge to allow for bridge lighting repairs. Weather Permitting

SHELBY COUNTY, I-55: ITS Maintenance

Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: CLOSE outside lane on I-55 northbound from MM 5.4 to MM 5.8 to perform ITS Maintenance. Weather Permitting.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14: The grading, drainage, construction of concrete Bulb-Tee and I-beam bridges, signals and paving on SR 14 from east of Old Covington Pike to SR 385 will cause possible lane closures throughout the project. *Speed limit has been reduced to 45 MPH.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-14: Construction on SR 14 for a widening project from SR 385 to east of Kerrville Rosemark Rd. There will be possible temporary lane closures throughout the project. *Speed limit has been reduced to 45 MPH.

SHELBY COUNTY, SR-205: Bridge repair at Big Creek drainage ditch (MM 1.0)

Beginning Monday, March 2, 6:00 a.m. through Wednesday, April 22, 2020: There will be a full closure of SR 205 at Big Creek drainage ditch (MM 1.0) to replace the bridge. Detours will be provided.

TIPTON COUNTY, SR-3 (US-51): Resurfacing on SR-3 (US-51) from Winn Avenue to Hope Street

Wednesday, March 11 through Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: There will be intermittent lane closures on north and southbound SR 3 (US-51) from Winn Avenue to Hope Street (MM 15.0 MM 19.0) for curb ramp installation. Weather Permitting.

TDOT District 49 MAINTENANCE: Thursday, March 12 through Wednesday, March 18, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: There will be possible lane closures on all interstates and state routes in District 49 for routine maintenance activities on an as needed basis.

TDOT District 49 On-Call Guardrail/Concrete Barrier Rail Repair:

Wednesday, March 11 through Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: There will be night time lane closures at various locations on SR 3 (Shelby, Tipton, and Lauderdale Counties), SR 385 (Shelby County), SR 15 (Shelby County), SR 175, SR 14 (Shelby and Tipton County), I-40 (Fayette and Shelby Counties), I-269 (Shelby and Fayette Counties), I-55 and I-240. One lane will be CLOSED to repair damaged guardrail.

Wednesday, March 11 through Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 p.m.6:00 a.m.: The following ramps will be closed to repair damaged guardrail.

I-40

Westbound EXIT 2 to Smith/Chelsea

Westbound EXIT 12 on ramp from Sycamore View

Westbound EXIT 18 on ramp from SR 15 (US 64)

Eastbound EXIT 8 on ramp from SR 14

I-55

Northbound EXIT 7 to Third Street

Northbound EXIT 12 on ramp from Metal Museum Dr

I-240

Westbound EXIT 15A to Poplar Ave eastbound

Westbound EXIT 21 to Lamar Ave southbound

Westbound EXIT 25A to I-55 southbound

Eastbound EXIT 12B to Sam Cooper Blvd

SR-14

Northbound EXIT to Raleigh-Millington Rd

THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting. If weather does not permit, the closure will be on the next available night.

Thursday, March 12 through Wednesday, March 18, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: There will be day time lane closures at various locations in Tipton County on SR 14, SR 59, SR 206, and SR 178; Fayette County on SR 86; and Shelby County on SR 204 and SR 388 to repair damaged guardrail. One lane will be CLOSED in each direction to repair damaged guardrail. If weather prohibits, the repairs will be performed on the next available day. Flagmen will be used where necessary. Weather Permitting.

LOOK AHEAD

Wednesday, March 18 through Tuesday, March 24, 8:00 p.m.6:00 a.m.: The following ramps will be closed to repair damaged guardrail.

I-40

Westbound EXIT 2 to Smith/Chelsea

Westbound EXIT 12 on ramp from Sycamore View

Westbound EXIT 18 on ramp from SR 15 (US 64)

Eastbound EXIT 8 on ramp from SR 14

I-55

Northbound EXIT 7 to Third Street

Northbound EXIT 12 on ramp from Metal Museum Dr

I-240

Westbound EXIT 15A to Poplar Ave eastbound

Westbound EXIT 21 to Lamar Ave southbound

Westbound EXIT 25A to I-55 southbound

Eastbound EXIT 12B to Sam Cooper Blvd

SR-14

Northbound EXIT to Raleigh-Millington Rd

THP will assist with traffic control. Weather Permitting. If weather does not permit, the closure will be on the next available night.

TDOT District 49 On-Call Drain Cleaning:

Thursday, March 12 and Sunday, March 15 through Thursday, March 19, 8:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.: There will be INTERMITTENT MOBILE closures with one lane to be closed on I-40 east and westbound (MM 0.0 to MM 27.0), I-55 north and southbound (MM 0.0 to12.0), and I-240 between Walnut Grove and Madison Ave (MM 0.0 to 18.0), SR 385 (MM 0.00 to 13.0) to allow for drain cleaning operations. Weather Permitting.

NON-TDOT/City of Memphis work

SHELBY COUNTY, I-40: Memphis Cook Convention Center

Beginning Monday, October 7, 6:00 a.m. through Monday, March 30, 2020: The exit ramp from I-40 eastbound (EXIT 1 Front Street) will be CLOSED for upgrades to the Memphis Cook Convention Center. This closure will be a permanent closure for approx. 6 months. The ramp split to Riverside Dr. will remain open. Traffic will be controlled by signage and traffic barrels. Drivers should exercise caution when approaching and traveling through work zones.

SHELBY COUNTY, I-240 Northbound near Hernando Road

Monday, March 2 through Saturday, March 14, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: There will be a temporary lane closure on I-240 Northbound near Hernando Road MM 4.495, for sewer work. One lane will be CLOSED. Two lanes will remain open.

Monday, March 16 through Sunday, March 22, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: There will be a temporary lane closure on I-240 Southbound near Hernando Road MM 4.495, for sewer work. One lane will be CLOSED. Two lanes will remain open.

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About a year after Vermont became a state, some of the Green Mountain Boys built Dunklee Pond Dam on Tenney Brook in Rutland City. Vermonts earliest dams were built to provide power for mills which often were central to the communities that developed around them, and Dunklee Pond Dam was no different. The dam originally served as a linseed oil mill for cooking food and manufacturing solvents and paints.

As time passed, the Dunklee Pond Dam went on to power a sawmill, pencil factory, and was used for ice-harvesting for summer refrigeration in the late 1800s and early 1900s before the advent of electric refrigeration in the 1920s. The Rutland High School hockey team also practiced and played games on Dunklee Pond in the late 1800s. Over the years, locals also used Dunklee Pond dam for swimming and fishing, picnics, wading, boating, and wildlife.

However, Dunklee Pond dam wasnt meant to last forever, and it certainly wasnt designed to withstand 229 years of use with little maintenance. There are 1,200 known dams in Vermont and many, like Dunklee Pond dam, no longer serve a useful purpose. Today, the defunct Dunklee Pond dam threatens public safety in Rutland City and along the Route 7 travel corridor.

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is partnering with the dam owners, city staff and the Vermont River Conservancy to remove the dam to alleviate flooding in Rutland and along Route 7. City and State Officials removed parts of the dam on Oct. 30, 2019, just before the Halloween Storm which helped to avoid a catastrophic failure. The full dam removal is slated for 2020 or 2021. The engineering design for the full dam removal is funded by the Vermont Ecosystem Restoration Program with a grant to the Vermont River Conservancy. The full removal will reduce future flood risks and costs in the community while also restoring the floodplain and wetlands and remediating adverse stream impacts.

Obsolete dams obstruct the natural flow of rivers by causing sediment to build up behind the dam and retaining wall. The Dunklee dam had a low-level outlet that was periodically opened to flush out the impounded sediments at various times in the past. Those historic efforts unintentionally flushed fish and aquatic organisms downstream, which harmed the stream ecosystem. Defunct dams also raise the elevation of flood water and increase water temperature, further harming fish and wildlife. Removing the Dunklee dam will return Tenney Brook to its natural biological state, creating a healthy river community of plants, fish and animals.

Todd Menees is a river management engineer for the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.

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