I-40 in Tennessee Ranked Best Road in Nation for Second Year in a Row (Oak Ridger)
For the second year in a row, the nation's truck drivers have selected Interstate 40 in Tennessee as
the best road in the nation,...
Committee Approves Legislative Agendas (Oak Ridger)
An Oak Ridge committee has approved state and federal legislative agendas requesting money and
support for projects from the waterfront to city hall and the west end of town...
County Votes to Borrow
Money to Expand Niles Ferry Wastewater (Monroe County Advocate and Democrat)
The Monroe County Commission met on Thursday and voted to borrow $4.7 million from the state to pay
for half of the estimated $9.4 million expansion costs...
Construction Under Way on Pedestrian Bridge
Bridge to cross 101st Parkway, east of interstate with Peachers Mill,...
Pedestrian Bridge Connects Greenways
Trail nears completion. A new bridge arching across the Cumberland River where it bends near Briley
and Two Rivers parkways is hard for drivers to miss...
Georgia:
Perdue Pushes Water Plan, Transport Funding (Times Free-Press/Young)
Gov. Sonny Perdue recommended in his annual State of the State address Wednesday that lawmakers fully
fund the initial costs of implementing the water management plan that is awaiting their approval...
Gov May Help Bring
Clean Drinking Water to Part of the Tri-Cities (Herald-Courier)
Becky Gill has heard the promises before. "They've promised us and they've promised us and
they've promised us and we've never gotten (clean drinking water), "...
Officials Want to Ensure 5 Structures Not Flawed (Knox News-Sentinel/Jacobs)
Report prompts bridge checks...State officials have launched a new round of inspections on five bridges similar to the one
that collapsed last year in Minneapolis...
State
Looks To Resolve Town Water Woes (WSMV-TV Nashville)
Rep. Mike McDonald:Issue Key to Economic Development, Residents following a summer dominated by
drought throughout the region, the state Legislature is attempting to curb the crisis...
Knox, Jefferson Co. Bridges, 2 of 5 in State to Get Re-Inspected
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Transportation officials wil re-inspect five bridges with designs
similar to one that collapsed in Minnesota,...
Money Crunch Stalls Road Projects in Tennessee (Times-News)
Tennessee's road funding situation is "horrible," and that leaves much-needed local projects like the
Memorial Boulevard widening nowhere near being put into a state budget,...
Bypass
Construction Could Begin in October (Times-Gazette)
Construction on the long-discussed, long-awaited northeast bypass around Shelbyville could begin as
soon as October,...
New Salem Highway, I-24 Interchange Open Monday (Daily News Journal)
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new interchange at Interstate 24 and Highway 99 is set for 11 a.m.
Monday,...
Corps Wants Public Ready if Dam Fails (Gannett/Cornwell)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says even though it's unlikely Center Hill Dam will break and flood
homes here, residents should prepare for the worst...
Normandy
Water Ready Uncertain (Shelbyville Times-Gazette)
What is the gauge at Normandy Dam really reading?...
TDOT Gives Bible Park Access Road Tenative Nod (Daily News Journal)
A concept for a new access road to the proposed Bible-theme park in the Blackman community has
received tentative state approval,...
Bredesen Announces Grant for Smyrna Airport (Daily News Journal)
Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that an Aeronautics Grant in the amount of $1,000 has been
approved for the Smyrna Airport...
Overhaul of Orebank Road Bridge to Begin Next Week (Kingsport Times-News)
Local contractors have erected temporary traffic signals at both ends of the Orebank Road bridge in
preparation for an extensive, eight-month reconstruction project...
Toll Bridge Meeting to Review Road Options (Times Free-Press/Wilson)
A committee of local representatives is to meet with officials from the Tennessee Department of
Transportation of Feb. 15...
TDOT to Replace Trotwood Ave. Bridge (Colubia Daily Herald)
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will begin construction on a new $3.5 million bridge to
replace the one on Trotwood Avenue...
Transportation
Secretary Backs Toll Roads (Tennessean/Emery)
Peters opposes federal gas tax hike for highways with a busy road as a backdrop. U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters pledged support for toll projects in Tennessee and elsewhere in the country...
Route 30 Choices Bring Debate (Chattonooga Times Free-Press/Hightower)
Rhea County Executive Billy Ray Patton said Friday that is state route 30 is improved, it should head
north on Whites Flat Road before linking up with U.S. Highway 27...
Waterloo Bridge
Being Replaced (Cookeville Herald-Citizen)
A "structurally deficient" bridge located near the border of Putnam and Overton County is currently
in the process of being replaced...
New Interchange Expected to Relieve Traffic Jams (Gannett/Gunn)
Area residents and visitors have another way to beat the traffic since Monday's opening of the New
Salem Highway...
SR99/I-24 Now Open (Murfreesboro Post)
The Interstate-24 and State Route-99 interchange is officially opened to traffic...
TDOT Opens New Exit in Rutherford Co. (WKRN-TV Nashville)
TDOT opened a new interchange Monday in Rutherford County, months ahead of schedule. The new exit,
called the New Salem Road exit,...
Etowah Under Construction (Times-Free Press)
Construction of a new streetscape for this city's downtown area is under way, and now plans are being
finalized for a multimillion-dollar wellness and recreation center...
Travel Easier to Nashville, New
Mall (Shelbyville Times-Gazette)
Bedford County residents who use Interstate 24 frequently may notice light traffic with the addition
of the new exit...
City to
Participate in Regional Water Supply Plans (Tennessee/Wiersma)
The city is now a member of the Duck River Agency Technical Advisory Committee, but it wasn't an easy
sell...
Cross Roads (Business Tennessee)
Want to know the biggest threat to Tennessee's economic outlook and quality of life? You're driving
on it...
Gerald
Nicely: Helping Hands During Times of Disaster (Oak Ridger)
You never want to think of disasters striking close to home, but unfortunately they do happen, and we
want to be prepared...
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