Ditty Road Closure To Begin Monday For T-DOT Project
A portion of Ditty Road between Baxter Road and the entrance to Portobello America will be closed starting Monday as T-DOT will begin work on the Portobello Industrial Access Project. T-DOT Regional Communications Officer Rae-Anne Bradley said the closure is necessary to safely complete drainage upgrades, grading, resurfacing, and road widening for the new alignment […]
Council Wants To Move On Connection Willow To Jefferson
Cookeville officials discussed authorizing the City Manager to acquire land rights for a new east-west connector street linking South Willow and South Jefferson Avenue, during Monday’s work session. The street would be located south of I-40. Cookeville City Manager James Mills presented a resolution allowing for land acquisition through donation, negotiation, or eminent domain. Mills […]
Cookeville To Award Interstate Drive Sidewalk Bid Thursday
Cookeville City Council will vote Thursday to award an estimated $1.9 million bid for the city’s Interstate Drive Sidewalk Project. The project will construct sidewalks on both sides of Interstate Drive from Willow Avenue to Jefferson Avenue and will also include a segment on Jefferson on the West side from Interstate Drive to Walnut Avenue. […]
Cookeville AI Cameras Proving Beneficial, More Coming
Cookeville’s AI traffic cameras installed on the Willow Avenue corridor are already proving to be beneficial. Cookeville Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the cameras can track data and store it in a database that can be easily sent to T-DOT for review. Elrod said the city used a demo camera over a year […]
Tech Interested In 15th Street Building, Moving Operations
Tennessee Tech will begin negotiations for the possible purchase of a 15th Street property to house its operations and facilities management. The Board of Trustees agreed Thursday to a change in the University’s Master Plan, to begin the process. Operations and facilities currently reside on Willow Avenue. President Phil Oldham said the change would free […]
Cookeville Grants Coffee Shop Drive-Thru Variance
The Cookeville Board of Zoning Appeals granted a drive-thru width variance for a proposed coffee shop on Willow Avenue across from the new Home Depot/Target. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the Board of Zoning Appeals postponed a decision in August after the developer proposed a nine-foot-wide bypass lane, which did not meet the 12-foot-wide […]
Target, Home Depot Coming To Cookeville, Off I-40 & Willow
Construction will begin next month on a new Home Depot and Target at the corner of Willow Avenue and Interstate 40, the city announced Monday. Mayor Laurin Wheaton said the shopping center, called the Willows, will bring in millions of dollars for the city through sales tax revenue. “We can just turn around and reinvest […]
Willow Avenue Drainage Issues Difficult To Fix
Willow Avenue’s drainage issues are likely to continue well into the future due to its positioning in Cookeville and its developed state. Cookeville Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said Willow is actually a state route managed by T-DOT. But most of the drainage systems cannot be adjusted because they are privately owned. “A lot […]
Sign Construction Begins, December Completion
Trees down at the I-40/Jefferson Avenue exit, the first step toward construction of Cookeville’s two new gateway monument signs. Community Development Director Jon Ward said they received permission from T-DOT to clear out the trees from a section of land. Ward said the notice to proceed was issued to the contractor on July 22 and […]
Putnam Approves New Cameras For Sheriff’s Department
The shooting of a Cookeville-based Highway Patrol Officer more than a week ago led Putnam County Commissioners to make a change to the county’s budget approved Monday night. Commissioner Vinnie Faccinto said he spoke with Sheriff Eddie Farris after the shooting and learned that there are gaps in the county’s specialized camera monitoring. Farris said […]
