County engineer says Walnut Grove Road should be built as six lanes now; design contract approved
Commissioners moved a $165,859 design contract with a local firm to revise plans for Walnut Grove Road widening to six lanes now, citing canceled City of Memphis coordination. County Engineer Darren Sanders said design changes take about 90 days and construction could begin around 2028 with a two-year schedule for a bridge at Grace Creek.
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The county committee recommended approval of a single-source contract with Butchart Horn Inc. for design services on the Walnut Grove Road widening project in the amount of $165,859, with an option to renew for one additional year. Darren Sanders, County Engineer, told commissioners the roughly one-mile project was originally phased from four to six lanes in a later stage but that the City of Memphis deannexation and canceled coordination led county staff and TDOT to advise building six lanes in the initial construction.
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