MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Starting the first week of September, drivers using Asbury Lane at Medical Center Parkway in Murfreesboro will only be able to make right-hand turns. This temporary change comes as construction work on Medical Center Parkway continues, and a new raised median at the Asbury Lane intersection will affect traffic patterns.
Public Infrastructure Division Director Chris Griffith explained that left turns from Asbury Lane have been problematic due to heavy traffic, especially during rush hours. The new median is designed to improve safety at this busy site. Griffith noted that high traffic volumes, combined with the challenge of entering Medical Center Parkway from Asbury Lane, “…have created a safety concern and require mitigating action.”
For drivers heading east on Medical Center Parkway who want to reach Asbury Lane, they can make a U-turn at Conference Center Blvd. and then turn right onto Asbury Lane. This route will assist those navigating to nearby subdivisions.
If you’re on Asbury Lane and need to travel east on Medical Center Parkway, you will no longer be able to turn left due to the new median. Instead, use Asbury Lane to reach Asbury Road, and then continue east via Wilkinson Pike or Old Nashville Highway.
These changes are part of ongoing improvements planned for the Medical Center Parkway and I-24 interchange. The right-turn-only rule will be temporary until Asbury Lane is realigned with Conference Center Blvd. near the Williamson Farm.
Currently, the city is working with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to design new traffic patterns for the area, with proposed improvements to the Medical Center Parkway and I-24 interchange. Once the project is complete, the current Asbury Lane connection to Medical Center Parkway will be removed as a new signalized intersection at Conference Center Blvd. is implemented. City engineers are now finalizing details of the new design, with construction anticipated to begin in 2025.
