Tennessee Department of Transportation Kicks Off Statewide “Projects Tour”

Jackson, TN – Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer begins his statewide “TDOT Projects Tour” next week in TDOT’s Region Four, which is based in Jackson.

During this week-long tour, Commissioner Schroer, elected officials and transportation officials will travel by bus to view TDOT projects currently underway and those listed on the department’s “Three Year Program.”

The Region 4 Tour is the second of four tours that are being held in East, Middle, and West Tennessee. The Region 4 Tour kicks off in Henry County on Monday, September 10th, 2012 and will wind up in Madison County on Thursday, September 13th, 2012.

For more information on the “TDOT Projects Tour”, please visit www.tn.gov/tdot/tour/

Day 1 – Monday, September 10th, 2012 – Counties Visited: Henry, Carroll and Gibson
Bus Stop	Project(s) or Site(s) We Will Visit From This Location:
9:30-11:00 a.m. CDT Paris City Hall 100 North Caldwell Street Paris, TN 38242	Henry County – SR 218 from SR 69, northwest of Paris to SR 54 (US 641) – STIP Henry County – SR 54 (US 641) from near Rison St. to near Smith Rd.- STIP
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CDT McKenzie City Park Liberty Lane (off University Dr.) McKenzie, TN	Carroll County – McKenzie College Street Sidewalk Project – COM / TE Carroll County – SR 22 By-Pass resurfacing from LM 11.7 to North of Shiloh Rd – UC
1:30-2:30 p.m. CDT Carroll County / Gibson County line – parking on north end of project	Gibson County –SR 76 from Carroll County line to SR 43(US 45) –UC *2nd largest ARRA project in State
3:00-4:00 p.m. CDT TDOT Region 4 Auditorium 300 Benchmark Place Jackson, TN 38301	Region 4 – Meet and Greet with Region 4 Employees

 

STIP – Project is included in the current 3-year Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.
UC – Project is currently under construction.
UD – Project is under development but NOT included in the current STIP
COM – The project has been completed.
TE – Transportation enhancement project