Quoted from the briefing doc on Friday, July 23.
They’re getting very close to reopening the bridge. Maybe three more weeks or less?
https://www.tn.gov/tdot/projects/region-4/i-40-hernando-desoto-bridge/library.html
Good news!
Transportation officials on Friday sped up their plans to reopen the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that was closed after a crack was discovered in the span.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation said the eastbound lanes of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge over the Mississippi River will reopen to limited traffic on Saturday night, moving up their original plan to partially reopen the bridge on Monday morning.
“The contractor is ahead of schedule and the eastbound lanes will now reopen tomorrow night!" the department said in a statement posted on its website Friday afternoon.
The department said it still planned to reopen the bridge’s westbound lanes Aug. 6, though it said that could also get moved up. The opening schedule is barring any complications, the department said.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Opening-of-I-40-bridge-linking-Arkansas-16353241.php
Eastbound lanes go across the bridge into Memphis. Westbound traffic leaves the city and goes into West Memphis Arkansas.
There will be a lot of happy commuters next week. I know people in Little Rock that postponed trips to Memphis until the bridge reopens.
TDOT did a good job pulling together the resources needed to complete repairs.
It’s open!
Hooray!!! 
An example of government doing a job well, IMO.
It’s completely re-open now:
Thanks for the updates! A disaster was definitely averted.
Just in time, since the I-70 is now closed indefinitely in Colorado.