Tag Archives: TDOT

The city of Sparta applied for a state grant to improve the sidewalks within the city. Mayor Jeff Young said the grant will allow the city to build new pedestrian sidewalks from Bockman Way up Spring Street north to the hospital. “The whole purpose is not just to make the community look good, but it is to provide a safe, ... Read More »

Byrdstown wants to reduce the speed limit for the portion of Highway 111 running through the town. Mayor Sam Gibson said T-DOT originally denied the town’s request to change the speed limit citing a lack of data. Now, the town will conduct a corridor study on the state route for T-DOT to review. “The town of Byrdstown is really concerned ... Read More »

T-DOT has not changed the speed limit along the Highway 70 Corridor back after the March tornado. It will not be changed until the City of Cookeville completes a traffic study along the corridor. T-DOT Community Relations Officer Jennifer Flynn said the department promised the city it would wait until the study is complete before changing the speed limit. “So, ... Read More »

Sidewalks along Livingston’s East Main and East Broad Streets will be repaired this summer. Downtown Revitalization Committee Chairman Ray Evans said the sidewalks are over 80 years old. “Many of them have been covered up with debris and with grass,” Evans said. “They don’t meet the American Disabilities Act requirements, so we are bringing all of those sidewalks back up ... Read More »

T-DOT approved the building of two new gateway monuments for the city of Sparta. Sparta Mayor Jeff Young said gateway monuments are basically welcome signs for cities. Young and City Administrator Brad Hennessee met with T-DOT to appeal the originally rejected proposal last week. The city received approval two days later. “We want it to boost our economy,” Young said. ... Read More »

Baxter mayor John Martin said he’s not concerned about the progress of the Portobello plant based on conversations this week. Martin spoke with Portobello’s vice president and said the company remains high on the plant. “The big plant that they have in Brazil is in a town about the size of Cookeville,” Martin said. “He said that the plant is ... Read More »

The City of Jamestown has received a $125,000 dollar grant to begin improving downtown streets. Mayor Lyndon Baines said Jamestown hopes to use the funds for an infrastructure study in preparation to replace traffic lights installed in 1983. He also wants to make it easier for people to access downtown businesses. “I would like to have pedestrian signals, especially at ... Read More »

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 some powerful anecdotal evidence for ... Read More »

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 right of ways and drainage ... Read More »

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 180 working day set up,” ... Read More »