Celina Approved For T-DOT Grant
Celina has been awarded a Multimodal Access Grant by T-DOT. UCDD Regional Planning Coordinator Mark Dudney said Celina Mayor Tonya Spears tipped the scale in favor of the grant going to Celina. “Mayor Spears actually got out and walked the entire area and described the state of the sidewalks for me and it gave me […]
Cleaning Up Drainage Along Highway 70
Road crews will be cleaning the ditches and drains along Highway 70 this week to ensure proper drainage. Tree debris removal contractors finished their work earlier this week. However, limbs and leaves combined with the heavy rain of recent weeks have clogged some of the drainage areas along the While T-DOT will remove debris from […]
Bid Winner For Carr Creek Bridge Project
The Overton County Highway Commission has selected the bid winner for a Federal Off-System Bridge Replacement project at Carr Creek. Overton County Highway Superintendent James Norrod said Twin K Construction won the bid at around $1.6 million. The existing bridge at Carr Creek must be demolished before starting construction on a new bridge. “There is […]
Sparta Working To Improve Intersection
Sparta is working to improve the Walmart intersection on Highway 111. Mayor Jeff Young said as new development on Taft Church Road increased, the city began to notice traffic problems. “There’s a lot of area that can be developed adjacent to those properties there, the Walmart and Shell station,” Young said. “There’s already a little […]
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.” […]
T-DOT Truck With Logos & Lights Stolen
Cookeville Police are investigating the theft of a fully-labeled T-DOT truck. The keys had been left inside at the TDOT office on Ferrell Drive. Cookeville Police report the 2000 white Ford truck was last seen April 27. The truck features a T-DOT logo on both the drivers and passengers side with reflective chevrons on the […]
Jackson Co Guardrail Work On SR 56 & 262
Guardrail work will begin on State Route 85 through Jackson County Monday. The road may be reduced to one-lane this week at various points as workers repair and replace guardrails from the Smith County line to State Route 56. Guardrails along State Route 262 are also being repaired this week from the Macon County Line […]
Message Boards & Cameras Coming To UC
Overhead message boards with traffic alerts and lane closures will be added to a section of I-40 from Baxter to Rockwood. But T-DOT said do not expect the safety improvements to be above your head until at least 2023. “I know 2022 and 2023 sounds like a long time away, but it’s really not,” TDOT […]
First Steps To Burgess Falls Intersection Approved
The City of Cookeville will begin the process of improving a dangerous intersection, West Cemetery and Burgess Falls Road. Step one: moving gas lines in the area. Cookeville Gas Department Director Jeff Mills said the city has entered into a $160,000 contract to begin that process. “What that has included in us is the gas […]
Utility Easements Next Step In Jefferson Widening
The City of Cookeville will take the next step in the widening of South Jefferson Avenue by relocating utilities. Ronnie Kelly, Director of the Water and Sewer Department, said the $95,000 dollar project will involve Consolidated Technologies working to obtain new easements. Kelly said the city is looking to acquire easements from 14 properties along […]
