Tennessee DOT launches SmartWay mobile app

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 02, 2013

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has launched the TDOT SmartWay Mobile App, which helps drivers navigate Tennessee highways and provides up-to-the-minute customized traffic information. The TDOT SmartWay App is free and available for download in the Apple App Store and ...

RoadSafe works with Tennessee DOT on 2,300 lane miles for pavement marking

betterroadsstaff - May 21, 2012

Contributed by RoadSafe Traffic Systems RoadSafe Traffic Systems crews are beginning work on roadway marking projects on more than 3,600 lane miles of Tennessee highways to improve visibility for motorists. “We’re very pleased to be part of Tennessee’s pavement marking program to ...

I-40 West lane reopened in Tennessee

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 08, 2012

One of two lanes of Interstate 40 West near the Tennessee-North Carolina border has been reopened following a Jan. 31 rockslide between mile markers 450 and 451, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) said. Workers are stabilizing the slope, TDOT said. ...

Portion of Tennessee S.R. 7 damaged in May 2010 floods reopens to traffic

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 30, 2011

A Middle Tennessee roadway heavily damaged by the May 2010 floods reopened on Nov. 30 following major repairs, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). A section of State Route 7 in Maury County was closed after the flooding triggered ...

Tennessee DOT seismic bridge joint protects travellers from earthquakes

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Sep 15, 2010

A new seismic bridge joint designed to withstand a 7.7 magnitude earthquake is now being installed on the 40-year-old, I-40 bridge crossing over the Mississippi River near Memphis. The New Madrid Fault line is 60 miles south of the bridge. In ...

Tennessee DOT nixes Knoxville Parkway Project

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jun 30, 2010

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will not build the Knoxville Parkway Project, also known as State Route 475 and the Orange Route, TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely confirms. Nicely cited recent traffic studies and cost as reasons for the decision to select a ...

TDOT accepting ‘Green Island’ Biofuels Corridor grant applications

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 06, 2010

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for the next round of Green Island Biofuel Corridor Network grants. The deadline to apply for the grants is April 30, 2010. The Green Island grant program is a competitive funding opportunity ...

Tennessee DOT accepting biofuel corridor grant applications

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 01, 2010

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is now accepting applications for the next round of Green Island Biofuel Corridor Network grants. The deadline to apply for the grants is April 30, 2010. The Green Island grant program is a competitive funding ...

Tennessee DOT obligates all — $572 million — highway stimulus funds

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 17, 2010

TDOT credits partnership with metropolitan planning organizations statewide NASHVILLE -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation has obligated 100% of the $572 million in Highway Infrastructure Investment funds made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act two weeks ahead of the ...