{"id":16416,"date":"2020-06-16T14:30:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T19:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=16416"},"modified":"2020-06-16T11:30:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T16:30:59","slug":"marsha-blackburn-announces-grant-to-expand-broadband-access-between-memphis-and-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2020\/06\/16\/marsha-blackburn-announces-grant-to-expand-broadband-access-between-memphis-and-nashville\/","title":{"rendered":"Marsha Blackburn announces Grant to Expand Broadband Access between Memphis and Nashville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-276301\" title=\"U.S. Senate\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/US-Senate.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Senate\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\">Washington, D.C.<\/strong> &#8211; Today, Tuesday, June 16th, 2020, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) announced that ten counties in West Tennessee and Middle Tennessee would receive an $11.2 million grant through the Department of Transportation\u2019s Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program.<\/p>\n<p>The grant, the direct result of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackburn.senate.gov\/SmartFiberExpansionproject\" >request<\/a> made by Senator Blackburn earlier this year, will fund approximately 143 miles of fiber optic communications on I-40 between Memphis and Nashville.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_445446\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Senator-Marsha-Blackburn.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-445446\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-445446\" title=\"Senator Marsha Blackburn.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Senator-Marsha-Blackburn-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Senator Marsha Blackburn.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-445446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senator Marsha Blackburn.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis funding will give Tennesseans in ten counties access to critical roadway safety information,\u201d said Senator Blackburn. \u201cI am pleased that Secretary Chao and the Department of Transportation recognized the need for increased internet capabilities in West and Middle Tennessee and promptly provided this grant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Administration is focused on infrastructure improvements and this $906 million in federal funding would improve major highways, bridges, ports, and railroads across the country to better connect our communities, enhance safety, and support economic growth,\u201d said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.<\/p>\n<p>The grant will fund approximately 143 miles of fiber optic communications and deploy ITS devices on I-40 between Memphis and Nashville in Fayette County, Haywood County, Madison County, Henderson County, Carroll County, Decatur County, Benton County, Humphreys County, Hickman County, and Dickson County. The ITS devices include CCTV Cameras, dynamic message signs, road weather sensors, and connected vehicle roadside units.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. &#8211; Today, Tuesday, June 16th, 2020, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) announced that ten counties in West Tennessee and Middle Tennessee would receive an $11.2 million grant through the Department of Transportation\u2019s Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program. 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