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Since May 11, 2021, the Hernando De Soto bridge has been closed due to the findings of a crack in a major wielding point. Bill Dries, a reporter for the
Daily Memphian, says the initial fracture has been fixed but upon further inspection, 17 more issues have been found. Eastbound is set to reopen Monday, August 2 and, if all goes according to plan, westbound will open back up the following Monday.
Dries joins fellow
The New Tri-State Defender's Karanja Ajanaku, and
The Memphis Flyer's Toby Sells for this week’s WKNO-TV
Behind the Headlines with host Eric Barnes. In addition to the bridge failures, guests talk about the uptick in COVID-19 and Delta variant cases, as well as, the proposal for Memphis and Shelby County consolidation.