U.S.411 Stretch Named
Afte Ex-Legislator Henry
(The Daily
Times)
County and state leaders put former State Rep. Clifford H. "Bo" Henry on the map Wednesday with the
unveiling of a section of U.S. 411 South in Blount County renamed in his honor...
State, City Team Up to
Improve 109 Ramps
(Tennessean/Cornwell)
The state has agreed to partner with Gallatin on a $490,000 project to improve access to State Route 109
and a shopping center anchored by Kroger, officials say...
Finally, Work Ends on
Briley
(Tennessean/Howard)
If you drove down Briley Parkway this week, you saw that all those freshly paved lanes are open for
business...
Highway Dedicated to Fallen State Trooper
(Bristol Herald-Courier)
Tennessee Department of Safety (TDOS) Commissioner David Mitchell and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Col.
Mike Walker, along with other THP officers...
Officials Displeased With Scope of TDOT Study
(Times Free-Press/Hightower)
Area officials say plans by the Tennessee Department of Transportation to study an eight-mile stretch of
state Route 30 isn't what they voted on when they set priorities last year...
Tenn. 385 Opens New Path
(Commercial Appeal/McKenzie)
Access to Fayette County to be a Collierville short route Today, it takes more than nine minutes after
leaving Tenn. 385 in Collierville to reach the city of Piperton and Fayette County...
Wamp Reaffirms Exit 20 Support
(Cleveland Daily Banner)
U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp reaffirmed his support for rebuilding Exit 20 in Cleveland and marketing it as
the gateway to the Cherokee National Forest...
TN 385 Segment Open to Piperton
(Commercial Appeal/Stout)
The Piperton exit on Tenn. 385 is open for traffic. The first cars cruised down the blacktop this
morning following an 11 a.m. ribbon cutting...
Highway-homeowner Limo
(Chattanooga Times Free-Press/Higgins)
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Ricky Stevison is among Dalton Pike residents who would like to hear something definite
after a decade of being told the highway6 near their homes is to be widened...
Bulldozers, Businesses Changing Face of Hot Clinton-Norris
Exit
(Knoxville News-Sentinel)
CLINTON - Paul Vandagriff is taking a wait-and-see attititude about what some call
progress...
Funds To Improve Roadways Lacking, TDOT
Says
(WKRN-TV Nashville)
Tennessee is lacking in transportation funds. Wednesday, a joint House committee discussed for
options to fund transportation improvements...
Bredesen Announces
Grant for
Greenville-Greene County Airport
(Times-News)
Gov. Phil Bredesen announced today that an Aeronautics Grant in the amount of $55,000 has been approved
for the Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport...
Chattanooga Airport Gets $5,000,000
Grant
(WTVC-TV Chattanooga)
Collegedale gets $47,000 Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that Aeronautics Grants in the
amount of $5,196,548 have been approved for Lovell Field in Chattanooga...
Shelbyville
Airport
Receives State Grant
(Shelbyvillel Times-Gazette)
An Aeronautics Grant in the amount of $95,660 has been approved for the Shelbyville Municipal
Airport,...
Tri-Cities Regional Airport Is Second In The Running For A Jet Engine Plant
But An Economic
Developer Thinks It's A Victory
(Tri-Cities.com)
BLOUNTVILLE - Being second in the running for a jet engine facility isn't considered a loss by a local
economic developer...
Airport Seeks New Building
(Tullahoma News and Guardian)
Tullahoma Airport Authority Board members said this week that they feel the timing might be right to
aggressively consider replacement of the 29-year-old terminal building at Tullahoma Regional Air-port...
Tri-Cities Airport Receives Grant From State
DOT
(Johnson City Press)
NASHVILLE - Gov. Phil Bredesen said Thursday that Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Blountville, has been
awarded a $270,000 aeronautics grant...
TDOT To Revisit, Inspect I-40 Deck Truss
Bridge
(Knoxville News-Sentinel/Jacobs)
For routine maintenance, workers will close lane to check Jefferson structure...State workers on Monday
again will converge on the Interstate 40 bridge...
State May Decide To Close Wooden
Bridge
(Gannett/Johnson)
Safety concerns were raised after recent inspection ...HENDERSONVILLE - State officials could decide to
close the wooden bridge over the railroad on Stop 30 Road in the very near future,...
TDOT Debating Finney Request
(Mountain Press)
Officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation are considering a request from State Sen.
Raymond Finney, R-Maryville, calling for more information on bridges to be made available to the public...
Lack of Money Slows Repairs of Weak Bridges
(Tennessean/Howard)
170 in Midstate rate lower than failed Minneapolis span...Nearly 170 Middle Tennessee bridges received
inspection ratings lower than the bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis...
Miss. River Bridge Closed at Memphis
(AP)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Officials closed a major Mississippi River bridge between Tennessee and Arkansas for
nine hours Monday after a pier under a small approach span settled several inches overnight...
I-40 Bridge Over Mississippi River At Memphis Reopens
(AP/Baird)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Transportation officials Monday evening reopened Interstate 40 across the Mississippi
River between Memphis and Arkansas after engineers closed a bridge nine hours earlier because of problems with a support pier...
New Highway 58 Bridge Opens On Schedule
(Times Free-Press/Clayton)
DECATUR, Tenn. - Traffic started flowing Monday over the new state Highway 58 bridge across the Hiwassee
River in Meigs County...
Bridge Repairs Halted By Lack Of Funds
(WTVF)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nearly 170 Middle Tennessee bridges received inspection ratings lower than the
Minneapolis bridge,...
New Bridge Opens Over Hiwassee River In E. Tenn.
(Associated Press)
DECATUR, Tenn. - A new, wider bridge over the Hiwassee River on state Highway 58 opened in East
Tennessee,...
Tennessee Governor Open To Using Bonds For Urgent Bridge
Work
(Land Line Mag)
While no major problems have been found on Tennessee bridges, Gov. Phil Bredesen said he would consider
issuing bonds to pay for any urgent repair needs...
Highway 58 Bridge Open For Traffic
(Cleveland Daily Banner)
The Highway 58 bridge over the Hiwassee River in Meigs County is open for business...
State Senator Wants More Public Information On Our
Bridges
(WVLT-TV Knoxville)
In the wake of the Minnesota bridge tragedy, the Tennessee Department of Transportation has posted bridges
across the state on their website which are "structurally deficient."...
Scores of Bridges 'Deficient' Since '80's
(USA Today)
Dozens of the nation's highway bridges that fell into disrepair 25 years ago will still need
overhauls...
New Bridge A Bumpy Ride
(WTVC)
Drivers have only had access to a new bridge in Meigs County, Tennessee, for about a
week...
Attorney General Won't Advise On Schools
Questions
(Daily News Journal)
Tennessee's attorney general has declined to offer an opinion on whether Rutherford County can make
developers help pay for schools, leaving county officials to decide for themselves...
Knox Area's Business Acumen Gets Noticed - Magazine Ranks Region Third Among Midsize Cities For
Relocation, Expansion
(News-Sentinel)
Knoxville is on the radar screen of the nation's economic-development insiders,...
Sen. Johnson Named To Transportation
Panel
(City Paper/Rodgers)
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey has appointed Sen. Jack Johnson to the Transportation Joint Study
Committee...
Congressmen, Mayor Stump For Riverfront
Funds
(City
Paper/Harless)
Officials are hoping an extra $10 million in federal monies will soon land in Nashville's coffers to help
the city in its endeavor to redevelop the downtown riverfront...
Riverfront Plan Gets Boost From Federal
Funds
Federal money could be on the way to boost Nashville's Riverfront Concept plan...
Transportation Fund Tank Is Dry
(Times Free-Press/Fuchs, Hightower)
Stagnant gas tax reserves and dwindling transportation funds from the federal government have created a
need for more state money for roads projects, legislators say...
McDonald Plugs Away For Rural Water Plan
(Roane County Times)
State Rep. Mike McDonald wants to see a statewide rural water-funding program established to bridge the
gap between the number of requests for new water lines and available money...
Awesome Site
(Johnson City Press)
Long-awaited public debut of Gray fossil museum, center set for today Stunned by the artistry and
attention to detail in the fossil exhibits...
OPINION
(Tennessean)
The recent collapse of the I-35 bridge over the Mississippi River in Minnesota is certainly a
tragedy...
(Wall Street Journal)
By HAROLD FORD, JR. and JIM HALL
August 17, 2007; Page A13
The collapse of the I-35 Bridge in Minneapolis is the most recent tragic development in a series of events
highlighting the decrepit status of our nation's vital infrastructure...
(Commercial Appeal)
As wreckage from the Aug. 1 bridge collapse in Minneapolis continues to be pulled from the Mississippi
River, the nation's antiquated infrastructure is steadily eroding the foundations that sustain our existence...
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