Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – As a result of Gov. Bill Lee’s (R-TN) Transportation Modernization Act, Tennessee’s Department of Transportation (TDOT) has been approved to move forward with plans for toll roads in the state. During a February 26th meeting of the Transportation Modernization Board, members unanimously voted to begin […]
OVER recent years, there has been an increase of what weather and flood forecasters blithely describe as ‘localised flooding’. In recent months the occurrence has reached epidemic proportions, such that in our part of mid-Suffolk residents become concerned at a forecast of three or four hours of rainfall. This can result in roads becoming impassable […]
Image: Interstate 275 – Tennessee Image Credit: Doug Kerr / CC By Adam Friedman [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Tennessee’s transportation infrastructure needs have grown almost every year since 2008, reports compiled by the state’s intergovernmental advisory agency show. Over that period, lawmakers have partially addressed the backlog by raising the gas tax in 2017 and dedicating […]
Image Credit: Senator Brent Taylor / Facebook The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee Legislature called off this week’s committee meetings and legislative schedule due to cold temperatures and the risk of snow and icy conditions on the state’s roads. “Due to the extreme weather, dangerous temperatures and resulting treacherous road conditions, we […]
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