Chattanooga Times Free Press - Mon November 25, 2024
Tennessee DOT Wants $308M in Funding to Deal With Backlog of Projects Amid Flat Revenues
Facing a weak revenue outlook, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is requesting $308 million more from the state budget to keep up with the growing cost of maintenance and construction. Gov....
Knoxville News Sentinel & CEG - Wed November 06, 2024
One Lane Reopened in Each Direction On I-26 Bridge in Tenn. Following Hurricane Damage
A key section of Interstate 26 in East Tennessee's Unicoi County has reopened to vehicles just 33 days after catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene in Erwin caused the collapse of two parallel freeway bridges over the Nolichucky River....
Larry Bernstein – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon September 30, 2024
Tennessee Widening Project to Improve Safety, Increase Capacity
State Route 35 in Tennessee, an 81-mi.-long route, serves as a major corridor from Greenville to Maryville through counties including Jefferson and Sevier. Despite it being a significant roadway, drivers may not be aware of the road....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 06, 2024
Charles Blalock & Sons Work On TDOT Project
A stretch of Tennessee highway — in a place perhaps best known for the famous country musicians born there — is currently undergoing a $51 million construction project to widen the highway over a span of 5.34 mi....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 25, 2024
Blalock Crews Build TDOT's $67M Newport Bypass
Currently under construction by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), a $67 million project will provide drivers with a safe, more efficient route for SR 35 to pass through Newport, Tenn., avoiding downtown traffic....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu February 15, 2024
TDOT Eyes 2026 Completion of Highway 127 Bridge
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is on track to complete construction work on Clear Creek Bridge by 2026, to help enhance traffic flow and connect the towns of Crossville and Jamestown....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 21, 2023
TDOT Makes Improvements to Clarksville Highway
Although the timeline has changed, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) continues monitoring long-awaited improvements for State Route 112 (Clarksville Highway). Construction on the $34.4 million project includes widening the route from two lanes to four lanes, with a continuous left turn lane from the Ashland City Highway (SR 12) intersection to the Briley Parkway (SR 155) interchange....
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - Tue December 12, 2023
Arkansas, Tennessee DOTs Apply for Funding to Replace I-55 Bridge Over Mississippi River
The state highway departments in Arkansas and Tennessee applied in early December for funding made available through the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace the Interstate 55 bridge over the Mississippi River....
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Wed February 08, 2023
Chattanooga's I-75/Hamilton Place Interchange Rebuild to Bid by This Summer
A new reconstruction project at Chattanooga's Hamilton Place Boulevard interchange with Interstate 75 could be ready to go out to bidders by this summer, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)....
Nashville Tennessean & TDOT - Tue January 24, 2023
Plans Finalized on Nashville, Tennessee's Broadway Bridge, Work Starts Soon
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is ready to begin demolition and construction on the Broadway Bridge in downtown Nashville following months of planning by the agency, the Tennessean reported Jan....
