Interstate 269

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Interstate 269
Future route of the Interstate Highway System

South end:

I-55/69/MS-304 in Hernando, MS

Beltway around Memphis (partial)

North end:

US 51 (future I-69) in Millington, TN

Interstate 269 (abbreviated I-269) is a partially-built (but not yet signed) outer beltline around the city of Memphis, Tennessee, and its adjacent suburban areas in northern Mississippi. The sections of the route which are currently open are designated as State Route 385 (in Tennessee) and Mississippi Highway 304. I-269 signs will be erected on the beltway once the remaining unbuilt segments are completed. I-22 is proposed to intersect I-269 near Memphis.

As of 2007, two disconnected sections are open to traffic, both signed as part of Tennessee SR 385:

From U.S. Highway 51 in Millington, Tennessee east to U.S. Highway 64 in Eads.
From Tennessee SR 57 south to the point where I-269 and SR 385 will eventually diverge, approximately 0.5 miles, all in Piperton, Tennessee.

Construction is currently underway to connect these two separate sections. 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 segments.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation's current plans call for the two sections to be connected in phases from 2009 to 2012.^[1]

According to the 2007-12 Mississippi State Transportation Improvement Plan, Mississippi plans construct its 28.5 mile portion of Interstate 269 in fiscal years 2009–2012.^[2] The Mississippi Department of Transportation and the Board of Supervisors of DeSoto County, Mississippi, are negotiating a bond issue to finance construction of Interstate 269, which would help accelerate construction on this portion of the route.^[3]^[4] On October 18, 2007, MDOT announced that a bond was successfully issued for $83 million to cover planning and right-of-way acquisition costs for Mississippi's portion of the route; according to the department's press release, it expects to have the project completed circa 2015.^[5] Construction on Mississippi's unbuilt portion of I-269 between SR 385 in Collierville and I-55/I-69/MS-304 in Hernando is expected to cost $490 million.