Tri-Cities Regional
Airport Has Three Facilities That Help Local Businesses Access The Global Marketplace
Tucked away in a back corner of Tri-Cities Regional Airport are three entities
airport officials say could make a difference in the region's economic development...
Busy Intersection To Get Makeover (Leaf Chronicle)
State lawmakers already in process of redesigning crowded corner State Rep. Joe Pitts often thinks
about the madness that ensues every afternoon when vehicles from Riverside Drive,...
Officials To Seek $1.4M Grant For Roadwork (Jackson Sun)
Jackson officials will ask the state for money to extend a proposed renovation of East Chester Street
nearly to the city's eatern limits...
Water Supply Still
Hot Topic (Tennessean/Walters)
Demand continues to rise as weather experts warn of continuing drought,...After last summer's harried
months of water shudowns and restriction,...
Transportation Improvements
Rank Near Top of "Wish List" (Herald-Courier)
City leaders from Bristol, Kingsport, and Johnson City met with Tennessee Legislators today to
discuss their needs, just days before those lawmakers head to Nashville...
FedEx Buys 77 Acres Near Airport (Tennessean)
Overnight delivery company FedEx has bought 77 acres near Nashville International Airport, taking off
the market one of the last remaining large industrial sites in Davidson County...
NET Legislators Vow to Look Out
for Business Interests (Tri-Cities.com)
Northeast Tennessee lawmakers pledged to listen to business concerns and asked to be held accountable
for their 2008 votes affecting companies and jobs during a regional chamber legislative breakfast Thursday...
Study Examines Commute from Sumner to Nashville (Tennessean)
The commute between Sumner County and Nashville is the subject of a $1-million study expected to
generate talk about express buses, commuter rail, road improvements and a possible toll bridge over the Cumberland River...
Cleveland Greenway Project
Includes Several Strides in 2008 (Chattanoogan.com)
The city's New Year plans include several strides along the Mouse Creek greenway. City engineer Brian
Beck said construction on Phase III of the paved walking trail, officially named the Cleveland/Bradley County Greenway, likely is to continue through
March...
Rotherwood
Bridge Replacement to Begin (Kingsport Times-News)
After more than five years on the state's to-do list, work to replace the Rotherwood Bridge is
expected to begin next week...
Tennessee's I-40 Tapped as 'Best Road in The Nation' (Memphis Business Journal)
Tennessee's stretch of I-40 has been ranked as the best road in the nation for the second year in a
row by Overdrive Magazine, a trucking industry journal...
Changing Gap Creek
(Bristol Herald-Courier)
State Representative Kent Williams says it's time to change Gap Creek Road, State Route
362...
Grounded Again: Air Carrier Leaves Jackson (Jackson Sun)
Jackson area travelers once again find themselves without commercial air service after Big Sky
Airlines made its last two flights from McKellar-Sipes Regional Ariport to Cincinnati on Monday...
Water Main Break Causing Problem in E. Tennessee City (WVLT)
BLUFF CITY, Tenn, (AP) - A utility crew has repaired a water line break in Bluff City, but a street
remains closed and trains have been slowed because of ground settling...
Aeronautics
GRants Announced (ACP Construction Data)
Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that several Aeronautics Grants have been made to airports
across the state...
Misaligned Signals Create
Confusion (Leaf Chronicle)
TDOT says problem will be fixed within days...Tennessee Department of Transportation workers are
realigning the traffic signals at the intersection of Wilma Rudolph Boulevard and the 101st Airborne Division Parkway overpass bridge...
Water From Duck
River Being Disposed of in Elk River (Shelbyville Times-Gazette)
"Tullahoma, send us your sewage!" That's what a former engineer for the City of Shelbyville says
should happen,...
Sumner To Get Look At Flood
Maps (Tennessean/Paine)
Flood maps for Sumner County - in the event that the leaky Center Hill Dam breaks - will be shown
Jan. 17 in Gallatin...
Bluff City, Tenn.,
Officials Are Upgrading Storm Water System to Avoid Fines (Tri-Cities.com)
City officials will find out in two weeks whether they have made enough storm water drainage
improvements to avoid heavy fines and come into compliance with Tennessee law...
TDOT to
Buy, Raze Eight Condos Along Highway 36 (Kingsport Times-News)
The widening of Tenn. Highway 36/North Roan Street went off, for the most part, without a
hitch...
Bredesen Seeks State Role in Solving Water Shortage (AP/Schelzig)
Gov. Phil Bredesen wants the state to become more involved in the effort to sovle water shortage
problems in Tennessee...
Future of Memphis Airport at Heart of Merger Discussions (C. Appeal/Roberts)
If Northwest Airlines is bought by another carrier - namely Delta Air Lines - Memphis would likely
become the latest in a stream of de-hubbed cities...
Where is I-75 Going?
(Chattanooga Times Free-Press/Davis)
Increased traffic along Interstate 75 has prompted transportation officials to consider options to
alleviate headaches and improve safety...
Legislators Pledge to
Improve Northeast Tennessee (Kingsport Times-News)
Legislators who represent Northeast Tennessee in Nashville have pledged to improve the region's
infrastructure, educate its citizens, secure their safety and flex some legislative muscle to make sure this end of the state is heard...
Air Carrier Decision Likely Within Days (Jackson Sun)
The decision on which of two commercial passenger airlines will provide service to Jackson's
McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport should be made by the end of next week,...
Water Restrictions On The Horizon? (Columbia Daily Herald)
Mandatory water restrictions could be initiated for all water utilities in the Duck River watershed
before February,...
New Jersey:
Corzine Proposes Steep Rise in Tolls (New York Times)
Gov. Jon S. Corzine proposed the biggest financial maneuver in New Jersey's history on Tuesday,
arguing that drastically increasing highway tolls over the next 15 years could generate as much as $38 billion to help the state pay off half its
debt and finance transportation improvements...
Officials Looking at Options as I-75 Traffic Increases (Associated Press)
The Tennessee Transportation Department is about to launch a study on how to improve traffic flow
along the Interstate 75 corridor from Chattanooga to Knoxville...
Helping Hands During Times of Disaster - By Commissioner Gerald Nicely (Chattanoogan.com)
You never want to think of disasters striking close to home, but unfortunately
they do happen, and we want to be prepared. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has a key role in the state's response to almost every
natural or other disaster...
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