Sparta Paving Bid Comes In Low, More Streets Could Be Fixed
Sparta has approved paving bids to address 25 percent of the city’s streets in the next fiscal year The aldermen awarded McMinnville’s Tinsley Asphalt the contract for all street paving during Thursday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. Public Works Director Dillard Quick said with prices coming in lower than last year, the city could […]
HWY 127 Corridor Widening From Crossville To Jamestown Starting
Work has started on improvements and widening of the Highway 127 corridor between Crossville and Jamestown. T-DOT Spokesperson Jennifer Flynn said utility relocation has begun in Cumberland County to widen 4.9 miles from north of I-40 to Potato Farm Road for $62.9 million dollars. Flynn said there are seven individual widening projects included. “The need […]
Cookeville’s Cedar Avenue Improvements Expected To Complete Summer 2021
Renovations to Cookeville’s Cedar Avenue are expected to be completed by late-summer. Public Works Director Greg Brown said the new sidewalks from 4th Street to 7th street will be complete this week. However, Brown said the project could take a break once improvements are completed at 4th street. “We still haven’t paved the road yet,” […]
Pickett County Replacing Welcome Center Gravel With Pavement
The Pickett County Welcome Center will get a new look after getting county commissioner approval Monday night. A $45,000 paving bid from Gaddie Shamrock was approved to replace the gravel driveway and parking lot. County Executive Carey Garner said it is another step to improve visitors first impression of the county. “We’ve built a new […]
Lane Closures Scheduled for I-40 in Cumberland County
There will be night time lane closures in Cumberland County on I-40 for bridge repair. This is for bridges over Highway 70 at mile marker 328.5. The work is scheduled to cause lane closures Sunday through Wednesday for milling and paving on both eastbound and westbound lanes. At this time there is a lane shift […]
HRS Opens Bids For Hickory Valley Paving And Landscaping
Highlands Residential Services has an apparent low bidder for work at its newest development. Hickory Valley located on Jackson Street near Eagles Landing will include seven building with 48 low-income senior units. Director of Operations Chris Cassetty said two bids were opened with Rogers Group Inc. being the lowest bidder. “This is basically everything short […]
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 […]
Oak Flatt Road Reopens In White County
White County’s Oak Flatt Road has reopened, but it remain a gravel road until the weather warms up. The road collapsed in a landslide this spring and county commissioners approved emergency repairs. White County Highway Department Foreman Charles Hutson said work started in October and was completed by about November 18. “The road was completely […]
Sparta’s Roosevelt Drive Paving Begins
The second phase of paving Sparta’s Roosevelt Drive started Monday, two years after originally anticipated. This portion of road connects White County High School to Highway 111. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said a combination of high traffic and low funds contributed to the delay. “The second phase has been on going,” Hennessee said. “I have […]
