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Using JC's' Green, Clean and Coll Tansit Service (Johnson City Press)
Rising gas prices are affecting every individual and organization in the United States, but in the
case of Johnson City Transit, the effects aren't all negative...
Sullivan
County Abandons Plans For Pedestrian Bridge (Kingsport Times-Free Press)
BLOUNTVILLE - A proposal to convert a soon-to-be-replaced steel truss bridge on Highway 75 for
pedestrian use appears dead in the water...
City Planners Still Working to Handle Stormwater Issues (Crossville Chronicle)
With growth comes responsibility, and in some cases, that responsibility is mandated by the
state...
Nashville's Sewer, Water Pipes Need Repair (WTVF)
The water Nashville residents bathe in, use on their lawns and even drink could be in
jeopardy...
Nashville Still Needs
to Work On Its Image, Oreck CEO Tells Chamber Crowd (Nashville Business Journal)
Oreck Corporation CEO Tom Oreck says Nashville is a wonderful place to locate a business, but the
city still needs to work on its image...
Gay Street Bridge to Close for
Inspection (Knoxville News Sentinel)
The Gay Street Bridge will be closed this morning for a routine state inspection at 9 a.m. It will reopen at 3
p.m....
Airport Seeks to Improve
Hangar (Commercial Appeal)
The Millington Airport Authority has a sought-after, money-generating building it cannot
use...
Condos Blocking Highway 36 Sight LInes Razed in TDOT Buyout (J.City Press)
Motorists can finally expect a 500-yard stretch of North Roan Street to reopen after months of
closure due to a sight-distance issue...
Repairs on Northern Iowa Flooded Rail Lines Nearly Complete; Lines Farther South Remain Flooded
(Grainnet)
Repairs on many of the flooded rail lines near completion in northern Iowa, inluding Union Pacific
(UP) mainline through Cedar Rapids, IA...
Grants Allow Memphis International to Move Forward on Upgrades (M.Biz Journal)
After years of streamlining costs and deferring capital improvements, Memphis International
Airport plans to use about $20 million in federal grants to make upgrades...
State Studying How to Save Historic Bridges (Times Free-Press/Hightower)
Several state agencies are working together to develop a bridge management plan that could help
preserve historic bridges across Tennessee,...
Can Nashville Become 'Greenest' City in The South? (Nashville City Paper)
Karl Dean has thrown down the gauntlet to his newly formed Green Ribbon Committee. The mayor has
called on the committee to identify goals and develop a plan of action that would help Nashville to first become the greenest city in the
Southeast,...
Jackson Avenue Ramp Reopnes Today to Traffic (Knoxville News Sentinel)
The Jackson Avenue ramp today reopened to traffic after the Tennessee Department of Transportation
approved repairs on the structure...
Port Opens Dredge Bids, Hires Operating Company (Lake County Banner)
The Corps of Engineers opened bids for the dredging of the harbor at Cates Landing on June 19 with
the apparent low bid of $2.7 million...
Music City Star Falls Well Shy of Ridership, Revenue Targets (Tennessean)
The Music City Star's money problems can be traced to its first year of operation, when
passenger ticket sales came in $800,000 below projections and unanticipated costs, including high insurance premiums, drained its
budget...
Memphis Airport Gets $8.82M Grant (Memphis Business Journal)
Memphis International Airport will receive nearly $9 million in grants from the state of Tennessee,
Gov. Phil Bredesen announced Friday...
Outlaw Field to Receive $100,000 for Sewer Work (Leaf-Chronicle)
Outlaw Field Airport will receive a $100,000 state grant for sanitary sewer
improvements...
Rapid Settling Halts
Kentucky Dam Repairs (Tennessean)
The Army Corps of Engineers has temporarily halted some emergency work on a Cumberland River dam in
Kentucky because of rapid settling in one section...
Virginia: Kaine Pitches $1
Billion Tax Plan For Road Construction (Hampton Rds Pilot)
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine tried to rally support for his proposed $1 billion tax increase for
transportation Thursday...
Alabama: Tenn-Tom Lock Tours
Begin Again (Blackbelt Gazette)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is beginning something they haven't been able to do since
9/11...
Columnist: Dam Broke (Metro Pulse)
Consequences of climate change may not be what you think...The dam break in Wisconsin last week that
cracked open a couple houses and a sewer line generated some spectacular video, but the damage was minor compared to what could happen as aging dams
square off against worsening floods...
Guest Columnist: Use Gas-Tax Revenue for Infrastructure, as Was Intended (Tenn.)
From a personal perspective, there are things that taxes, user fees and excise taxes really do
provide us that we actually needs and use...
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