Storms Cause Sinkhole On Whiteaker Springs, Spring
The Putnam County Highway Department spent part of the week repairing a three-foot void on Whiteaker Springs Road caused by heavy rain. Putnam County Road Supervisor Randy Jones said this void has already opened up three or four times before. He said much of Putnam County is drained through underground sinkholes and caves, causing small […]
Cookeville Public Works Working Daily To Repair Potholes
Cookeville Public Works has a patch truck roaming city streets to seek out and repair potholes. Public Works Director Blake Mayo said potholes are a problem the city tends to year-round, but especially during the winter. Snow plows combined with freezing temperatures lead to more potholes. He said the city repairs potholes starting with the […]
Fentress Reaches Compromise For Road Improvement Plan
A compromise was reached between Fentress County Commissioners and Highway Department on a road improvement loan. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said $800,000 was approved by the commission. Johnson said 44 roads will get improvements under the modified plan. “It’s going to be good to some folks who have lived on some rough roads so several […]
Fentress Highway Department Wants To Pave 15 Miles Of Gravel Roads
The Fentress County Highway Department wants to pave 15 miles of gravel road over the next year. Road Supervisor Joey Reagan said he will ask the county commission to allow the department to take out a $1.5 million capital improvement loan. Reagan said this will better serve the county’s most rural residents. “The majority is […]
UC Airport Looking At Phased Approach To Expand Hangar Space
The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport is in need of more capacity, but the price tag for a new T-hangar will be hefty. Airport Manager Dean Selby said a phased approach is the best move to make the multimillion dollar project feasible. “Paying for the infrastructure for the roads and the electric is a bigger cost […]
Fentress Using Sports Betting Revenue For Highway Department
Fentress County approved allocating its portion of online sports betting revenue to the highway department. The county will receive $1,980 from the first quarter of The Sports Gaming Act. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said he expects the revenue to increase over time. “We’re expecting right now probably to receive maybe up to $10,000 a year,” […]
Sparta Taking Bids For Start of 8-Year Paving Plan
Sparta has graded all 203 city streets from worst to first as the city begins its eight-year paving plan. 21 percent of the city’s streets received a D and F grade but the plan is to have no F grade in 2022. Public Works Director Dillard Quick said the city wants to pave just over […]
Livingston Airport Completes Asphalt Replacement Project
The Livingston Municipal Airport has recently completed an apron rehabilitation project. An airport apron is the asphalt outside of terminals where airplanes park and refuel. Livingston Airport Committee Chairman Jason Duke said repairs were needed for the 50-year-old blacktop. “Asphalts at airports tend to be very expansive,” Duke said. “In expansive areas of asphalt, you […]
