Monday, December 30, 2019

Today's Infrastructure News

Why Nashville Needs to Raise Water Rates | Tennessee Tribune
In November State Comptroller Justin Wilson and his deputy, Jason Mumpower, came to the David Scobey Council Chamber to deliver warnings to the City Council and Metro Water Services about the woeful state of their finances. Wilson told the Council and the Mayor’s office to balance the city’s budget or face a state takeover. On December 11, Finance Director Kevin Crumbo balanced the budget and calamity was avoided. (see Metro Avoids State Takeover For Now, Tennessee Tribune, page 3A, December 19-25.) Metro Water Services (MWS) has not kept up with replacing the city’s aging water and sewer systems. They know that. They have been telling City Hall that for years. But nobody told the City Council.

Ending 2019 on the Road: Completed TDOT Projects, New Projects in 2020 | WBIR

The Tennessee Department of Transportation still has a lot of work to do and hundreds of projects to complete. Overall, the department has a nearly $10 billion backlog of transportation projects. 

List of Impacted Roads from Flooding Dec 29 | Williamson Source
The Williamson County Emergency Management Agency is monitoring storm impacts throughout Williamson County. They have compiled a list of ...

Several People Rescued From Vehicles as Flooding Continues in Parts of Davidson County | WKRN News 2

Flash flooding has caused several road closures in Davidson County Sunday. According to authorities, this to lead to ...

Why Wilson County is Vital to the Survival of a Bat Species | Tennessean

Why Wilson County is vital to the survival of a bat species ..... The artificial trees are designed to make it easier for the Indiana bat to locate a suitable ...

CNBC Ranks States by Infrastructure | ASCE SmartBrief

Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Ohio, Georgia and Tennessee had the highest scores for infrastructure in CNBC's annual America's Top States for Business rankings. The rankings are based on analyses of federal data used to assess each state's roads, bridges, railways, waterways, ports, airports and utilities. CNBC 

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