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Roadbuilding

Weekend closures continue on I-24 in Nashville to replace bridges

Nashville drivers just made it past their second weekend of the closing of Interstate 24 in the downtown area. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says two more weekends of closing that section of the interstate will be needed for the $28.5 million project to replace the Oldham Street and Spring Street bridges. Though the weekend […]

October 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

Work to begin on widening I-40 at Jackson, Tenn.

Ground has been broken on widening 3 miles of Interstate 40 from four lanes to six in Jackson, Tennessee. The $67 million project also includes improving two intersections and building a new one along the highway, between west of the U.S. 45 Bypass and west of State Route 5. Two bridges—at SR 5 and SR […]

October 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

TDOT’s Chattanooga traffic center now operating 24/7

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is staffing the Region 2 Traffic Management Center in Chattanooga 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to try to improve traffic management in a 24-county area. As of October 1, technicians and dispatchers have been monitoring traffic operations and communications in the center as part of the TDOT’s […]

October 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Tennessee DOT launches new Work Zone safety campaign

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced the launch of a new safety campaign asking motorists to “Work with Us – move over and slow down” for highway workers. TDOT spread the message throughout Tennessee during National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 3-7, after three employees died in 2016. “Last year was absolutely tragic for our TDOT family; […]

April 14, 2017

Roadbuilding

10 DOTs win 2016 Perpetual Pavement Award

The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) presented 10 departments of transportation with 2016 Perpetual Pavement Awards. The award recognizes state transportation departments and local agencies for asphalt pavements at least 35 years old that have proven, high-quality structural design and are performing well. The pavement must have had a structural failure, should have an average of at least 12 years between […]

April 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Tennessee DOT announces dynamic message sign contest winners

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently held a dynamic message sign contest, and the winners were announced Monday according to a department press release. The top five messages include the following: “Do your duty. Seatbelt your booty!” “Use your blinking blinker!” “Be kind. Don’t ride my behind.” “In a hurry? Shoulda left early. Slow down!” “We’ve […]

March 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Twelve finalists named for America’s Transportation Awards Grand Prize, People’s Choice Award

Twelve projects from 10 state departments of transportation have been named finalists in the 2016 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The projects will be considered for the Grand Prize and People’s Choice Award to be presented at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) annual meeting November 14 in Boston. “From a record […]

September 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Highway projects removed from Tenn. P3 bill

Roadway projects have been removed from a Tennessee bill that allows private sector investments in state transportation projects. The newly amended bill is still moving forward, but it will now only apply to mass transit projects following opposition from the road building lobby, according to the Associated Press. State Sen. Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) said the new bill would enable […]

March 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Tennessee DOT says current projects could take up to 51 years to finish

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is warning that without a more concrete funding plan for the future, the current slate of projects the department has planned could take more than half a century to be completed. According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, TDOT Deputy Commissioner Toks Omishakin told a group at a conference at the University of […]

January 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Tennessee group says state needs $25.7 billion in transportation improvements

A public-private advisory consortium says in a new report Tennessee needs $25.7 billion in transportation infrastructure improvements by 2018, an increase of $4.2 billion or 19.5 percent over the group’s previous yearly estimate. The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations’ (TACIR) annual report covers all infrastructure needs across the state, including transportation and utilities, education, […]

October 26, 2015

Roadbuilding

Tennessee DOT, Governor’s Highway Safety Office announced $17.8 million in highway safety grants

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and the Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO) have announced $17.8 million in grant awards to support highway traffic safety efforts. The complete list of 437 grants for 376 recipients is available here. “These grants help fund a variety of enforcement, legal and education initiatives across the state,” TDOT Commissioner […]

September 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

Tennessee state senator wants $280 million repaid into state’s highway fund

Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville), Tennessee Senate Transportation Committee chairman, is seeking $280 million in repayment for funds “raided” from the highway fund and used in other agencies between 2001 and 2007. Tracy plans to submit in January a budget appropriation amendment requiring repayment of the funds over a two-year period. A breakdown of the funds requested redistributed […]

August 13, 2015