Cleveland Airport Receives $3,390,000 Grant (Cleveland Daily
Banner)
An
aeronautics grant in the amount of $3,390,000 has been approved for the
Cleveland Municipal Airport, according to an announcement by Gov. Phil
Bredesen...
TDOT to Demolish Old Steel Truss Bridge in Sullivan County
(Herald-Courier)
The
Sullivan County Commission on Monday scrapped plans to save a
70-year-old steel truss bridge that crosses the South Fork of the
Holston River...
Sullivan Won't Ask TDOT to Save Steel Truss Bridge
(Times-News)
Sullivan County won't ask the state to salvage steel truss-work from a Highway 75 bridge set
for demolition...
Traffic Cameras A Legislative Issue (Commercial
Appeal/Jones)
MDOT's
Minor says in address to Southaven Rotarians...The question of using
traffic cameras at red lights on state highways should be decided by
legislators,...
Barge Strikes Mississippi River Bridge, No Damage Found (KTHV Little
Rock)
A
Mississippi River bridge north of Arkansas was shut down for two hours
after it was struck by a barge and had to be inspected for damage...
Public Meeting About Leaky Center Hill Dam Planned
(Tennessean/Paine)
A
public meeting on the leaky Center Hill Dam will be held March 27, in
Cookeville. Putnam County management officials will be there
along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
Morris Ferry Dock to Close Sept. 30 (Shelbyville
Times-Gazette)
U.S.
Air Force officials announced Monday that the land lease to operate
Morris Ferry Dock on Woods Reservoir has been extended until Sept. 30...
TDOT Loses Another $66.3M in Federal Funds (Memphis Business
Journal)
The
Tennessee Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that the
U.S. Department of Transportation has rescinded $66.3 million in
federal funds from TDOT's federal allocation of funds for fiscal year
2008...
States Dealt Financial Blow to Road Projects (Times
Free-Press/Hightower)
Tennessee
Department of Transportation Commissioner Gerlad Nicely said Wednesday
that the federal government has witheld $63 million this fiscal year,...
Feds Back Out of $66.3 Million For TDOT (WBIR-TV
Knoxville)
The
Tennessee Department of Transportation is dealing with a loss of $66.3
million in federal funds once allocated for 2008 that have now been
rescinded...
$66.3 Million In Additional Federal Funds Rescinded
From TDOT (Upper Cumberland Daily
News)
Nashville,
Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has received
word from the United States Department of Transportation that another
$66.3 million in federal funds have been rescinded from the TDOT's
federal allocation of funds for the fiscal year 2008...
Nashville's Newcomers Flock to Booming 'Burbs'
(Tennessean)
Two
of Nashville's suburban counties keep jockeying for the title of
fastest growing in Tennessee, a trend analysts say bucks the rest of
the nation but means governments must work to keep up with the influx...
Tennessee Teens in Love Caught Hanging From Interstate Bridge While Spray Painting
Graffiti (Fox News)
Two teenaged boys were just hanging around professing their love for their girlfriends - in
graffiti...
TDOT Halts Construction for Holiday Weekend (Nashville Business
Journal)
The
Tennessee Department of Transportation will stop all interstate
construction work this weekend in anticipation of increased holiday
travel...
Funding Cuts Could Threaten Bypass Project (Times-Gazette)
It's
too early to tell whether a rescission of $66.3 million in federal
funding to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) would
impact Bedford County, according to Sen. Jim Tracy...
TDOT Loses Another $66.3 in Federal Funds (Nashville Business
Journal)
The
Tennessee Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that the
U.S. Department of Transportation has rescinded $66.3 million in
federal funds from TDOT's federal allocation of funds for fiscal year
2008...
State Loses $66M for Roads (Tennessean/Sanchez)
Cut in federal highway funding puts I-65 widening on hold again...
House Passes Proposal To Lift Cap on Toll Projects in Tennesee (AP/Schelzig)
The state House voted Monday to remove limits on how many toll roads or bridges could be built
in Tennessee...
Alexander Votes for Earmark Moratorium But Continues Making Them (WPLN)
A
bill to suspend Congressional earmarks for one year failed this month
in the Senate. Despite supporting the moratorium, Senator Lamar
Alexander said today he won't forego putting specific appropriations in
the federal budget...
Toll Booths May Open In Tennessee (WTVF-TV Nashville)
Federal
highway cuts are leading to toll talks. Last week, the federal
government eliminated close to $70 million of Tennessee's highway
dollars...
Toll Roads Ahead? (WZTV-TV Nashville)
For some time, Tennessee has avoided what many of our neighboring states know all too well -
toll booths and roads...
Sumner County Tackles Grisly Commute
(Tennessean)
Joe
Burns has his Hendersonville-to-Nashville commute timed to the
minute. If he makes it out of the house during a 15-minute
window, he'll be behind the early-morning rush on Interstate 65,...
Commuters Can Weigh In on Transportation Plan (Tennessean)
Hendersonville
citizens will be able to put in their two cents on how difficult it is
to drive to and from Nashville and give planners their ideas on how to
improve their commute during a public meeting in Hendersonville on
Thursday, April 3...
'Railing' On The Highway (Chattanooga Times Free-Press/Crisp)
The
center median barrier that separates the four lanes of traffic on U.S.
Highway 27 north of the Tennessee River tells a story...
Proposed Bridge Would Connect Sumner County to Nashville (WSMV)
Toll
Road Proposal Passes State House...It could soon be an option in
Tennessee as the state Legislature paves the way for toll roads to
become a reality...
State Hopes to Unclog Main East-West Artery (Tennessean/Carey)
Lack
of money won't allow all of suggested I-40 projects...Every time Wayne
Abercrombie gets on Interstate 40, he expects it to be crowded...
Highway Closed for Bridge Repainting
(Tennessean/Miller)
Drivers
on Vietnam Veterans Boulevard late tonight and early Sunday will find
themselves rerouted through the heart of Hendersonville...
Rail Expansion Could Increase Train Traffic in Sweetwater (Monroe County Advocate &
Democrat)
That's
according to an upgrade and expansion proposal for the Virginia-based
rail company's "Crescent Corridor" series of rail lines running from
New Orleans to New Jersey...
Hardeman County Officials Break Ground For $3.5M Worth of
Improvements to Airport
Hardeman
County Mayor Willie Spencer and other local elected officials broke
ground today for $3.5 million worth of improvements to Bolivar/Hardeman
County Airport...
TDOT Unsure How I-40 Closure Could Impact Alcoa Highway (Daily Times)
The
Tennessee Department of Transportation has no clear idea of how the
planned closure of a stretch of I-40 in downtown Knoxville will affect
traffic on Alcoa Highway,...
Drought Hasn't Drained Booming Industry on Area Rivers (Knoxville News
Sentinel)
Whitewater
rodeo champion Barry Kenneth of Bryson City, N.C., practices his moves
on Jan. 2, 2000 in the Pigeon River near Hartford...
Editorial: An Unnecessary Hazard (Commercial Appeal)
After
decades of talk and study, it appears the University of Memphis finally
is about to take some action to get students safely across the Norfolk
Southern Railroad tracks...
Bill Limiting Foreign Contracts Would Cost Taxpayers, Harm State's
Reputation
The Tennessee General Assembly is using the "f" word, and it's about time they cut it
out...
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