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Cookeville PD Responds To Spring St. Accident On Halloween

Cookeville Police Department investigating a three-vehicle collision on Spring Street near J. S. Breedlove Drive on Halloween night. Public Information Officer Lieutenant Anthony Leonard said the accident occurred after a vehicle crossed the center line, striking two other vehicles. One person was transported by EMS to the hospital. As of 8 p.m., Spring Street from Dry Valley Road to J.S. ... Read More »

E. Spring Sidewalk Project Phase 1 Bid $300K Higher Than Estimate

Construction bids for Phase I of the East Spring Street Sidewalk project came in some $309,000 over the engineer’s estimates. Cookeville Public Works Director Blake Mayo said the lone bid from Rogers Group came in at $960,000. He said that they reached out to their consultant to get recommendations for the next step. “They previously rebid a project and bids ... Read More »

Walker: Concerns About Street Projects Efficiency Using T-DOT

Would Cookeville be better doing future projects on its own without T-DOT money? Cookeville Council Member Eric Walker said it’s something to consider. Last week, council rebid part one of the Spring Street sidewalk project which started in 2014. T-DOT delays have kept the project from beginning, and the price tag rising. Walker said that in cases like the East ... Read More »

Cookeville Approves Updated E. Spring Street Sidewalk Project Contract

Cookeville City Council approved Thursday night to rescind the city’s current contract for work on the East Spring Street Sidewalk Project. Public Works Director Greg Brown said that construction costs and delays have forced the city to split the project into phases, rendering the most recently approved contract ineffective. Council then approved a contract that applies to just Phase I ... Read More »

Cookeville Receives Grant To Do Phase Two Of E. Spring Street Project

Cookeville was awarded a second multi-modal grant to continue work on the East Spring Street sidewalk project. Public Works Director Greg Brown said that the project that started eight years ago but government delays increased costs. Quickly, the work became too expensive to complete with just one grant. He said that the second $950,000 grant will cover work from Raider ... Read More »

Locust Ave. Properties Being Cleared For Putnam Jail Expansion

Demolition has begun in preparation to break ground on the Putnam County Jail expansion. The county commission purchased six parcels around the Justice Center last year for parking. Sheriff Eddie Farris said the two properties on Locust Avenue are being cleared. “They started last Friday and they should be finished with the cleanup this Thursday the 21st,” Farris said. “And ... Read More »

East Spring Street Sidewalks Split Into Two Phases To Stay In Budget

Improvements to the East Spring Street sidewalks will now be split into two phases. Cookeville Public Works Director Greg Brown said that the need to scope down work came from contract bids coming back some $800,000 higher than expected. “A lot of that had to do with the time frame,” Brown said. “And things have went up quite a bit ... Read More »

Inflation Throws Wrench In East Spring Street Sidewalk Plans

Cookeville hopes to move forward with sidewalks on East Spring Street this Spring. The question is, how much sidewalk can they buy six years after getting the grant? City Manager James Mills said the estimated project cost has doubled since applying. “A new estimate we’ve got Greg is substantially more than what we originally budgeted for this,” Mills said. “What ... Read More »