I-40 Closure Going Smoothly as Traffic Adjusts to Changes (K.
News-Sentinel/Jacobs)
Every weekday thousands of vehicles displaced by the closure of Interstate 40 disappear like
phantoms onto city streets...
Residents Weigh In On New Anderson Street Bridge (Bristol Herald
Courier)
Now that the long-awaited Anderson Street Memorial Bridge has opened, it is drawing both
affection and ire from motorists and nearby business owners...
Wilma Rudolph Overpass Nears Completion (Clarksville Leaf
Chronicle)
The overpass at the intersection of Wilma Rudolph Boulevard and 101st Airborne Division
Parkway is getting some of its final touches today...
Sewer Challenges Spread Across Tennessee (Chattanooga Times-Free
Press)
Hamilton County's Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority has to clean up its act, according
to an order from state environmental regulators...
Ridership On Mass Transit Breaks Records (USA Today)
More people are riding the nation's buses and trains, breaking records for the first quarter
of the year. Transit operators expect the increase...
TDOT Breaks Ground on State Route 62 Improvement Project (Oak
Ridger)
Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Gerald Nicely joined state and local
officials in Morgan County Monday to break ground on a new state Highway 62 widening project...
Sewer Challenges Abound Across TN (Water Technology Online)
Data provided in a report by the state of Tennessee reveals that 68 wastewater treatment
facilities across the state are under orders to get their systems up to standards,...
Motorists to Pay for Ignoring High Water Warnings (Giles
News)
Road conditions were being monitored Sunday as heavy rain and sudden storms blew through the
county. According to Giles County Highway Department records, downed trees caused problems...
Study Touts 'Green' Jobs in Tennessee (Knoxville News
Sentinel)
Tennessee could be home to more than 326,000 "green" jobs, according to a study released today
by a group that includes the National Resources Defense Council,...
Fuel Barge Terminal Awaits Corps Permit (Clarksville
Leaf-Chronicle)
TEPPCO's planned river-to-road fuel storage and transportation port could generate up to 75
fuel truck trips on the Bypass per day,...
Gap Finally Closing on State Route 840 (Daily News Journal)
State answers some questions about environment as complaints persist...High above a pond and
hundreds of trees, workers tie together thick metal bars that will reinforce a concrete bridge...
'Bypass Around Bypass' Prompts Meeting (Greeneville Sun)
A public meeting is tentatively set for this summer regarding an environmental impact
statement on the proposed "northern loop" or "bypass around the bypass" that has been discussed for several years...
Airport Project To Proceed Despite Loss of Dr. Henard (Greeneville
Sun)
The recent unexpected death of Dr. Don Henard has left a "great void" for the
Greeneville-Greene County Airport Authority...
TDOT Confirms $6 Million Cost For Walkers' Bridge
(Times-News)
State highway officials stand by their earlier estimate of $6 million to convert a bridge on
Highway 75 for pedestrian use, a TDOT spokesman told the Times-News on Friday...
Tennessee May Consider Toll Roads (City Paper/Rodgers)
Paying $4 for a gallon of gas is hurting Tennesseans' wallets but might be helping make toll
roads a more politically feasible option in the state...
Turnpike's Trees Must Go (Knoxville News-Sentinel/Fowler)
Discovery of problem with root system means maples will fall for roadway widening despite
near-heroic efforts to save them, the trees have to go...
Possibility of Toll Roads in Tennessee (WPTY-TV
Memphis)
The State of Tennessee wants to raise some cash to fund road construction, but with gas prices
soaring to who knows where, it's unlikely lawmakers will attempt to raise the state gas tax...
TDOT: Toll Roads Should Be Considered (WSMV-TV Nashville)
State seeks funding option for increasing construction costs....The proposal for toll roads in
Tennessee is gaining momentum in the state...
Expense Burden on The State for Bridge Repair (UC Daily
News)
In 2008 TDOT will spend $113 million, more than everything scheduled for Interstate
maintenance, in earmarks on rural highway projects...
Airport Poised for Major Expansion With $6 Million in Grants
(Tennessean/Cornwell)
Nearly $6 million in grants has been acquired for Sumner County Regional Airport expansion
officials predict will make the airfield a driving force in economic development and job creation in Gallatin and Hendersonville...
Group Forms to Oppose Port (Clarksville Leaf Chronicle)
Couch sought to convince nearly four dozen citizens who attended a preliminary meeting Monday
to organize resistance against a planned river fuel port off the Bypass...
Toll Roads Coming to East Tennessee? (WVLT)
Knoxville (WVLT) - You may soon have to open you wallet to hit the open road in
Tennessee...
Dignitaries Dedicate Cherokee Memorial Bridge (Cleveland Daily
Banner)
Meigs County Mayor Ken Jones said he did not care what the new bridge on Highway 58 was called
as long as every school bus full of children could safely cross the Hiwassee River...
Local Transit Demand Keeps on Rising (Knoxville
News-Sentinel)
Riders board a Knoxville Area Transit bus at the Farragut Park and Ridge on May 20. KAT
officials and city leaders are looking for way to meet rising demand without reducing services...
Fuel Costs Slow State Road Projects (WSMV)
The state of Tennessee said they are cutting back on some road projects because of the high
price of petroleum...
Music City Star Runs Short on Cash
(Tennessean/Cass)
Rail line scrambles after using federal fund a year too soon...The state agency that operates
the Music City Star spent a $2.25 million pool of federal money a year earlier than it had planned,...
Crossville Receives $1 Million Grant for Wastewater Plant (Crossville
Chronicle)
The Crossville City Council authorized Crossville Mayor J.H. Graham III to sign documents
accepting a grant award of $1 million from the Economic Development Agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce...
Cumberland River, Metro Waterways See Impact of Sewer Overflow (Nashville City
Paper)
Sewer overflow is listed as the cause for the contamination to this stretch of the Cumberland,
according to Paul Davis, the director of TDEC's water pollution control division...
Gay Street Bridge to Close for Inspection (Knoxville
News-Sentinel)
The Gay Street Bridge will be closed for a routine state inspection 9a.m.-3p.m. Tuesday
through Thursday...
Exit 20 Construction Causing Traffic Delays (Cleveland Daily
Banner)
The contractor for the bridge repair project at Exit 20 is working diligently to complete half
the bridge deck currently under repair before th July 4th holiday...
Alcoa Needs More Funds for Greenway Pedestrian Bridge (Maryville Daily
Times)
Alcoa City Manager Mark Johnson says it will be tough, but he hopes to come up with the money
to build the planned pedestrian bridge over th U.S. 129 Bypass during the next budget year...
Metro Studies Light Rail, High-Speed Buses (Tennessean)
As the numbers on the gas pump speed by three times as fast as they once did, some Nashville
commuters and public officials are dreaming of high-speed buses and sleek trains...
Shortfall Won't Sideline the Music City Star (Tennessean)
Officials with the Regional Transit Authority, which oversees the Music City Star, believe
there will be enough money to operate the commuter rail for three months in the new fiscal year despite a $750,000 budget
shortfall...
DRA Plans Water Supply Study (Shelbyville Times-Gazette)
Even though the region's drought classification continues to drop, local officials are looking
at a comprehensive study to find the best way to continue to provide water to the area...
Creating a Walkable Environment Is One Solution (Tennessean)
Lack of transportation choices, long commutes and cheap electricity from coal-fired power
plants have contributed to Tennessee's four major cities being ranked in the Top 25 worst emitters of carbon dioxide...
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