Cookeville In Design Meetings For Depot Property & Area
Cookeville officials meeting with potential design firms about not just the old Wilson Property but about infrastructure possibilities in the Depot Area Cookeville Mayor Laurin Wheaton said the city has met with local and international design firms about the best use for the newly acquired property. Wheaton said discussions centered on parking and green space […]
Jefferson Ave Widening In Phase 2, Complete By December
Paving, reconnecting side roads, and upgrades to exit ramps are some of the highlights inside phase two of Cookeville’s Jefferson Avenue widening project. T-DOT Regional Communications Officer Rae Anne Bradley said crews expect to finish the project by December. Work continues to construct the western side of Jefferson. In addition to traffic shifting to the […]
T-DOT Officials Update Major Road Projects Across UC
Local officials have some dates from T-DOT about major projects scheduled across the Upper Cumberland. T-DOT Region 2 Planner Kevin Lane gave members of the Center Hill Rural Planning Organization an update on T-DOT’s current ten-year plan. In Putnam County, Lane said T-DOT will begin a widening project for I-40 in 2031, with construction beginning […]
Dekalb, Smith Route 141 Set For Extended Closure
State Route 141 in DeKalb and Smith Counties will be closed for an extended period after heavy rains last week caused a road slide. T-DOT Community Relations Officer Rae Anne Bradley said some 100 feet of road was damaged last Thursday and the road was completely closed on Friday. She said an inner retaining wall […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tech Improving Roads and Pedestrian Access
Tennessee Tech is gearing up for a large-scale improvement project for five roads. Vice President for Facilities and Business Services Chuck Roberts said the goal is to improve campus for pedestrians and mitigate construction damage. Roberts said the work will be done in phases and has an 18 month projection for construction. “We think definitely […]
Water Line Replacement on Willow
Water line replacement is underway on Willow Avenue in Cookeville. Cookeville’s Water and Sewer Director Ronnie Kelly said the work is ahead of a repaving project. “We’re replacing some older infrastructure on South Willow Avenue there before TDOT does the repaving project,” Kelly said. “It consists of replacing some water lines and some sewer lines.” […]
