Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Commissioner John Schroer names Tanisha Johnson Hall, AICP, as the new Long Range Planning Division Director.…
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$209,500 Provides for Infrastructure and Other Improvements
NASHVILLE- The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced today that state aeronautics grants totaling $209,500 have been…
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Both Gov. Bill Haslam and the House chairman of the transportation committee say the state will not try to implement an increase to the gas tax now but there will be a need to down the road.
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Gov. Bill Haslam has been announcing hundreds of millions of dollars in grants for bike trails, landscaping and other projects. The state Department of Transportation expects to spend $12 million on such projects this year.
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NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Transportation Commissioner John Schroer today released the three-year transportation program, which prioritizes a number of important…
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Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Jim Tracy said he’s hopeful legislation will come out of the General Assembly this year that enacts uniform statewide regulatory standards governing the operation of traffic cameras by local law…
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The governor says he’s confident the number of state employees will shrink. But reductions need to be made “surgically” instead of by slashing staff with massive layoffs, he said.
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Diminished salt supplies force shift in tactics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – An earlier, colder and snowier winter season has the Tennessee Department of Transportation implementing new…
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The Obion County Highway Department has not maintained a system to account for certain road materials, state auditors found, which puts the county at risk of losing supplies. This problem had been pointed…
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NASHVILLE – Ridership on the Regional Transportation Authority’s (RTA) Music City Star hit a record 1,060 commuter passenger trips on Tuesday.
During…
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NASHVILLE—Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that federal aeronautics grants totaling $3,202,614 have been approved for eleven Tennessee airports.
Airports receiving grants include (click on each…
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Arguments still rage over how, when or if local law enforcement should be using the unmanned surveillance equipment. Questions remain as to whether the devices are demonstrably effective at improving road safety, or if they are even constitutional.
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