Tag Archives: Public Works Director Greg Brown

Cookeville’s Public Works Department is already prepping for winter storms by purchasing road de-icing salt. Director Greg Brown said that de-icing salt plays a key role in driving on icy roads. However, he said there can be a point where it becomes less effective. “The colder it is the less efficient the salt works,” Brown said. “So when it gets ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council accepted the almost $1.2 million bid to begin the East 10th Street widening project at a special called meeting Tuesday morning. Public Works Director Greg Brown said that the $1,174,000 bid from Rogers Group is for the first phase of work from Wilson Avenue to Chocolate Drive.  He said the bid is for the portion of work ... Read More »

Cookeville is in the process of designing a new turn lane for the intersection of South Willow Avenue and West Jackson Street. Public Works Director Greg Brown said the addition would lessen traffic by giving motorists two lanes going left onto Jackson. “That’s funded with some grant money, so there is a process that you need to go through before ... Read More »

Cookeville road crews saw no major problems caused by Monday morning’s snow. Public Works Director Greg Brown said all roadways were eventually cleared as the day continued. “Snow started somewhere between seven or eight, so a little shortly after that we had a couple of salt trucks out and started to hit the bad spots,” Brown said. “It was kinda ... Read More »

Nashville Eastern Railroad has not provided its total design for the railroad crossing at Cedar Avenue, but Cookeville Public Works Director Greg Brown anticipates it will be updated signal lights. Brown said the city’s part of the project will be increasing visibility of the crossing with new signs and street markings. However, that work will not begin until Nashville Eastern ... Read More »

Cookeville Public Works will look at straightening Buffalo Valley Road when the Cane Creek Bridge design process gets the go-ahead. Public Works Director Greg Brown said he does not think a major relocation of the road is feasible but the department will try and shift the road as much as possible to improve safety. Brown said one of his concerns ... Read More »

Cookeville Public Works will start picking up leaves in the first week of November. This service will run for city residents on Monday through Friday. Public Works Director Greg Brown said for residents to be mindful of where they place their leaves if they want them to be collected. “It would help if they would not put the leaves in ... Read More »

Expect mosquito populations to be on the rise with increased rainfall over the next several days. Most mosquito species prefer to lay eggs in slow-moving or stagnant water. Cookeville Public Works Director Greg Brown said the city offers residents free larvacide to prevent the population from growing. “We have these larvecide tablets that you can put in standing water that ... Read More »