Volkswagen Selects Tennessee For US Auto Plant (AP)
Volkswagen picked Chattanooga over rival sites in two other state for a new U.S. assembly
plant expected to create about 2,000 jobs...
Tenn. Officials Mum on Incentives For VW Plant (Associated
Press)
Tennessee officials say they won't know for several weeks how generous their incentive package
for the new Volkswagen AG plant to Chattanooga will be...
VW Incentives Could Top $400 Million Over 20 Years (TFP/Flessner,
Sher)
State and local incentives for Volkswagen AG's estimated $1 billion investment in Chattanooga
could top $400 million over the next 20 years,...
Governor Visits Problem Road in Elizabethton (Johnson City
Press)
A trip down curvy, rolling Gap Creek Road was the appetizer Rep. Kent Williams served Gov.
Phil Bredesen before treating him to lunch at Dino's Restaurant on Wednesday...
Carter County, Tennessee Grant (WEMT-TV Kingsport)
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that the state will provide Carter County
with an enhancement grant in the amount of $225,920 for Phase II of the Roan Mountain Community Park improvement project...
TDOT Agrees to Pay For Half of Music City Star Deficit (Nashville
Post/Rodgers)
The Tennessee Department of Transportation agreed today to pay about $1million to cover half
of the Music City Star's anticipated deficit...
State Bailout Would Involve Metro in Commuter Rail
(Tennessean/Sanchez)
The state has offered $1 million to bail the Music City Star commuter rail out of a financial
crisis - for now - on the condition that Nashville's bus system get involved in its management...
WRRWA Moving Forward on Several County Projects (Elizabethton
Star)
The Watauga River Regional Water Authority is moving ahead on several fronts, including
ongoing negotiations of a long-anticipated contract with the City of Elizabethton, test wells and temporary storage tanks for Fish
Springs,...
Michigan Loses Out on $1 Billion VW Plant (Detroit Free
Press)
Trained workforce a plus, but Tennessee offered more - Volkswagen AG chose Chattanooga, Tenn.,
as the site of its U.S. factory Tuesday,...
TDOT
Covers Half of Music City Star Deficit (WPLN - Radio
Nashville)
The Music City Star could receive half the funding needed to cover its anticipated $2 million
deficit...
No Toll Road if Public Opposed (Knoxville News-Sentinel)
TDOT official meets with people worried about Knox Parkway...Tennessee Department of
Transportation Commissioner Gerald Nicely drew a round of applause Thursday when he promised that the proposed Knoxville Parkway won't be a toll road
if the public is opposed to the idea...
TDOT Commissioner Gets Close Look at Road Project (Johnson City
Press)
It may have been a little too warm for a walk, but that didn't stop Tennessee Department of
Transportation Commissioner Gerald Nicely, state Rep. Kent Williams and their entourage from walking about 10 city blocks to get a close view of the
Lynn Avenue widening and improvement project...
State Extends Traffic Cameras to Better Serve Public (WTVF-TV
Nashville)
Drivers in Nashville may soon be able to better chart their commutes before leaving home
because there will soon be extra eyes on the road...
Vincent Argues Against Toll Bridge (Chattanooga Times
Free-Press/Wilson)
A proposed bridge connecting Soddy-Daisy and Harrison need not be a toll bridge, said former
state Rep. Jim Vincent,...
Chattanooga: Area's Business Confidence Swept Upward (Times Free
Press)
Before the first Volkswagen employee is hired in Chattanooga and more than two years before
vehicles roll off the line, VW already is giving a boost to the local economy...
Pumped Up - Elizabethton Hopes Water Find Solves Supply Woes (J.City
Press)
City officials are taking a cautiously optimistic stance on the discovery of a large source of
underground water...
Lane Closure Set for Mississippi River I-40 Bridge (AP)
Highway workers will close a lane on the Interstate 40 bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee
next week to conduct a routine inspection of the structure...
Polk County Road Projects Underway (Cleveland Daily Banner)
One Polk County road project is under construction, a second should be let for bid in the
spring of 2009 and yet a third that would link Benton to Atlanta is in the pipeline for study...
VW Picks Tenn. For Its 1st US Car Plant Since '88
(Bloomberg)
Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest carmaker, plans to build a plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.,
resuming manufacturing in the United States to help VW end more than five years of losses in the world's largest auto market...
Chattanooga: Making Connections For Volkswagen Plant Site
Nearly two years after construction was completed on an Interstate 75 interchange near
Ooltewah, work will begin this fall on a road to connect the interchange with the site of Volkswagen's new $1 billion plant, officials said
Friday...
Growing Airport to be Ready For VW (Chattanooga Times
Free-Press/Higgins)
A Volkswagen plant at the Enterprise South industrial park underscores the reason Cleveland is
building a new airport, members of the Municipal Airport Authority said...
Public Transit System Possible, Costly (Cookeville Herald
Citizen)
What if instead of filling your car up with $4 per gallon gas, you could just hop a city bus
for that trip across this growing town?...
Plan For Gas Tax Holiday Fizzles (Associated Press/Abrams)
Congress kills proposal, fearing loss of jobs if highway fund depleted...The political vision
of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress,...
Officials Break Ground On Road-Widening Project (Jackson
Sun)
Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Gerald Nicely joined state and local
officials in Henderson County on Monday to break ground on a project to widen U.S. 412...
U.S. Highway Trust Fund Veers Toward Crisis (Los Angeles
Times)
Count it among the victims of rising gas prices. Billions of dollars in road projects are at
risk. Soaring gasoline prices are hurting Uncle Sam in the wallet too...
Wider Highway Coming to West Tenn. (Associated Press)
A new West Tennessee construction project will result in Lexington getting four-lane divided
highway access to Interstate 40...
Rural Leaders Shuffle List of Road Projects For TDOT Study
(TFP/Hightower)
An executive committee of rural transportation officials ignored a priority list set by a
subcommittee and ranked improving state Route 30 as their No.1 priority...
Nashville Ranks Near Bottom of Most Walkable Cities List (Nashville Biz
Journal)
Nashville ranked No. 39 in a new ranking of the 40 most walkable cities in the
U.S...
Memphis Ranks No. 35 for Walkability (Memphis Business
Journal)
Memphis ranks No. 35 among the nation's 40 largest cities in a walkability survey conducted by
walkscore.com...
Chattanooga to Upgrade Street Signs Under Federal Mandate (WDEF-TV
Chatt)
The Government says cities across the country must update road signs. Chattanooga and
surrounding areas are no exception...
States Worry About Dwindling Road Funds (Stateline)
The two main sources of state transportation money are falling precipitously this summer as
Americans cut back on driving, threatening to delay or halt crucial work on roads, rails and bridges...
Corps
Awards Contract for Primary Element to Strengthen Wolf Creek Dam
(WPLN)
Work on concrete barrier needed to shore up the leaky Wolf Creek Dam will begin this
fall. The Corps of Engineers awarded a 340-million dollar contract today to two European firms...
PCA Announces 2008 Concrete Bridge Award Winners (Associated Construction
Publications)
Nine winners have been named in Portland Cement Association's (PCA) Eleventh Biennial Bridge
Awards Competition...
Billions Needed to Shore Up Nation's Bridges (USA Today)
The fatal collapse of a bridge in Minneapolis a year ago jolted states into better inspections
of the nations 600,000 bridges,...
Bridge Poses Big Hurdle to May Town (Tennessean)
On the summit of the mountain of heated emotions about the proposed May Town Center project
stands a giant red flag: The bridge...
Overflow Crowd Leads to Delay of Bells Bend Vote
There were dueling green T-shirts. There was a big, orange farm truck decked out with
placards. There was a pair of guitarists who sang a paean of praise to Bells Bend...
Wartrace
Receives $43K Grant, Bredesen Visit
(Times-Gazette)
Gov. Phil Bredesen visited Wartrace on Friday to announce a $43,440 grant for revitalization
of the town, including Victorian street lights, benches, trash receptacles and sidewalk repair...
Highway 109 Relief is in Sight (Tennessean/Carey)
Growth in Sumner, Wilson drives widening Outside Billy Allen's Wilson County home, a steady
stream of cars and trucks flows along Highway 109 in the mid-afternoon sun...
Rotherwood Bridge Marks Construction Milestone with Completion of Substructure
(Kingsport Times-News)
Work to replace the Rotherwood Bridge is progressing on schedule with crews reaching a
milestone in the construction of the new, adjacent bridge, city officials said this week...
Chattanooga: Safety Inspection Clears Interstate Overhead Signs in Area (Times-Free
Press)
After a sign fell onto a Tennessee interstate highway in early July, drivers can breath a
little easier knowing this area's signs are safe according to transportation officials...
Tolls Needed to Fund Memphis Bridge (Commercial
Appeal/Charlier)
TDOT: Usual financing would delay span decades...While motorists in the St. Louis area can use
more than a half-dozen bridges to cross the Mississippi River,...
Toll Roads Take Cashless Route (USA Today)
The American tollbooth is sliding toward oblivion as the nation moves toward pay-to-drive
highways that don't accept cash...
Memphis Roads Not Friendly for Bicyclists (Commercial
Appeal)
As gas prices rise, more are using pedal power...For more than a year, Jane Fadgen had been
commuting by bicycle from her Germantown home to her job as a registered nurse at St. Francis-Bartlett...
Funds for Highways Plummet as Drivers Cut Gasoline Use (Wall Street
Journal)
An unprecedented cutback in driving is slashing the funds available to rebuild the nation's
aging highway system and expand mass-transit options, underscoring the economic impact of high gasoline prices...
State Ranks in Top Tier of Bridge Structures (Chattanooga Times
Free-Press/Sohn)
As the anniversary of last year's Interstate 35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis near, Tennessee
Gov. Phil Bredesen and transportation Commissioner Gerald Nicely are touting some of the Volunteer State's "best" ratings for bridge repair and
maintenance...
Bridge Repair Funds Needed (Tennessean/Carey)
State may borrow money instead of pay-as-you-go Lawmakers and state officials must rethink the
way Tennessee pays for upgrades to its bridges,...
State
Defends Integrity of Bridges (WPLN-Radio Nashville)
One year out from the I-35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Tennessee transportation officials
say the state's bridges are in relatively good condition...
Commissioner: State's Bridges in Good Shape (Associated
Press)
As a national highway group reported that one in four bridges in the U.S. needs to be
modernized or repaired, Tennessee's transportation chief said his state has the sixth lowest percentage of structurally deficient bridges in the
nation...
Report Touts Safety of Tenn. Bridges (WSMV-TV Nashville)
State Spends $130 Million To Repair Bridges In Last Fiscal Year...The Tennessee Department of
Transportation's commissioner on Monday outlined the status and safety of Tennessee's 19,519 bridges...
Report Shows Tenn. Bridges Above Average (WKRN-TV
Nashville)
It has been almost one year since a bridge spanning the Mississippi River collapsed in
Minneapolis. In the days following the collapse transportation officials across the country asked, "Could it happen here?" and embarked on ambitious
inspections and repairs...
TDOT Commish Outlines Status of Tennessee Bridges (WTVF-TV
Nashville)
Days before the first anniversary of the fatal bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the Tennessee
Department of Transportation commissioner detailed the status of the state's bridges...
Report Finds 50 Area Bridges Faulty (Commercial
Appeal/Locker)
But no cause for driver concern, TDOT says...The Tennessee Department of Transportation issued
its newest report on the state's 19,569 public bridges Monday: 24 state-owned bridges and 26 locally owned bridges in Shelby County are rated
"structurally deficient" by state bridge inspectors...
3 Sullivan County Bridges on TDOT's Structurally Deficient List (Times
News)
Tennessee transportation officials announced Monday that nearly 5 percent of state bridges are
structurally deficient...
Red River Bridge Rates Low in Report (Leaf Chronicle)
Gholson Bridge also listed as 'deficient'...The Lynwood Tarpley Memorial Bridge over the Red
River, built in 1931, is among some of the worst-rated bridges on a state hit list released Monday...
Work Begins On Guardrail Replacement (Chattanooga Times
Free-Press/Crisp)
Work has begun on a $400,000 replacement of the rusted, dented and unsightly steel box beam
guardrail on U.S. 27...
Bridges Ranked 'Structurally Deficient' Are Not Unsafe (Bristol
Herald-Courier)
Sixteen bridges in Sullivan County are structurally deficient, the Tennessee Department of
Transportation has announced...
Repair of Bridges Getting Priority (Paris
Post-Intelligencer)
The State of Tennessee didn't start any new highway construction projects last year, and it
doesn't plan to start any this year, either...
Bush Calls For New Highway Tolls, More Private Funding of Roads (Wall St.
Journal)
The Bush administration unveiled a plan to impose new tolls on freeways and encourage more
private investment to finance road and mass-transit projects,...
Volkswagen Plant Not Likely to Affect Corridor K Funding (T.
Free-Press/Hightower)
Area officials say the coming of Volkswagen could boost many highway projects, including
rebuilding Exit 20 in Cleveland,...
Road Committee Allows Proposed Resolution to Die For Lack of Motion (Greeneville
Sun)
The Greene County Commission's Road Committee on Monday decided not to propose or support a
referendum for the November ballot that would increase the wheel tax...
Chattanooga: VW Plant Could Spur High-Speed Rail Link (Times-Free
Press)
The speedometer on a Volkswagen stops well short of 300 mph, but Georgia State Sen. Jeff
Mullis, R-Chickamauga, hopes the $1 billion assembly plant coming to Chattanooga boosts the prospect for a train that can hit that
speed...
Dow Corning Looks at Clarksville for New Plant (Tennessean)
Dow Corning is considering an industrial site near Clarksville among a "handful" of locations
for a manufacturing plant that would make basic material used in solar panels and semiconductor chips,...
A Good Business Climate (Cleveland Daily Banner)
Tennessee is a good place to do business. According to a new survey by Development Counselors,
International,...
Arkansas: A Giveaway in Arkansas: Two Bridges, Old and Plain (New York
Times)
Neither could be confused with the Brooklyn Bridge or the Golden Gate. Only an engineer could
truly love them...
Georgia: Carter's New Fight, Over Ga. Dams, a Familiar One
(AP)
President Carter has spent his golden years as a global humanitarian: a Nobel laureate pushing
for peace in the Middle East,...
Louisiana: Port Slowly Reopens (WGNO)
..."we have started moving ships on the channel"...The first ship to sail upriver in four
days...
Editorial: West Tennessee Needs Auto Plant
Well, good for Chattanooga. Our neighbors in the far southeastern corner of Tennessee
hit the economic development jackpot Tuesday when Volkswagen announced plans to build a new car assembly plant there...
Commissioner Nicely: Are Tennesseans Ready for Tolls?
(Chattanoogan.com)
In 2007, the Tennessee General Assembly passed the Tennessee Tollway Act. The new law
authorized the Tennessee Department of Transportation to develop two pilot tolling projects:...
No to Toll Roads: It's Just Another Tax - And Response
(Chattanoogan.com)
Say no to toll roads. Tennessee has one of the best highway systems in the
country. We do it without debt...
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