Cookeville Council Advances Oak Avenue Railroad Crossing
The Cookeville City Council moved forward with plans for a new railroad crossing at Oak Avenue Thursday by authorizing a preliminary engineering and design contract with RJ Corman. City Manager James Mills said the Nashville Eastern Railroad Authority and RJ Corman previously approved the city’s request for the crossing to connect Oak Avenue as part […]
Oak And West Broad Three-Way Stop Deemed Success
After testing out a new three-way stop at the Oak Avenue and West Broad Street intersection, Cookeville has deemed the change a success. The intersection was changed to a three-way stop to improve safety for drivers pulling out. Cookeville Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the city is very happy with the results of […]
Oak Avenue and First Street Four-Way Stop Now Permanent
The four-way stop at the intersection of Cookeville’s North Oak Avenue and West First Street is now permanent. Previously, the intersection had stop signs on First Street while Oak Avenue was a through street. The city installed a temporary four-way stop in May to see if it would make the intersection safer. Cookeville Public Works […]
