Federal officials are now investigating the company that designed and manufactured a model of guardrail end terminal tied to deaths in several states, including Tennessee. Lindsay Corporation told its investors in an annual report that three agencies — the Department of Justice's Civil Division; the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York; and the Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General — are investigating whether the company knowingly submitted false claims to the government relating to its X-LITE guardrail end terminal.
State Highway 70 across Clinch Mountain reopens to traffic | Citizen Tribune
One of Hawkins County’s most traveled routes is open to traffic after being closed since February. State Highway 70 across Clinch Mountain reopened Wednesday evening
Inmates, Roads, & Long DMV Lines Likely Issues for December House Budget Hearings | WKRN News 2
“Keeping up with our bridges and highways, we need to think big,” said Governor Bill Lee last month before a regional transit group, but thinking big about transportation and the funding involved likely will come up when the Tennessee Department of Transportation goes before the House finance committee in December. Lawmakers will hear the state’s gas increase passed under previous Governor Bill Haslam only goes so far. “We are topped out on the dollars per gallon,” said TDOT commissioner Clay Bright at Governor Lee’s budget hearings earlier this month.
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Trucks vs. Bridges: Dangerous and Costly I Stateline
“Bridge strikes are potentially catastrophic,” said Darrin Roth, a vice president at the American Trucking Associations, a trade group. “There have been bridges that have been brought down or severely damaged to the point they have to be replaced.” To prevent them, more states and cities are using infrared sensors and lasers that detect tall vehicles and warn drivers to turn around or take another route. And Tennessee’s Kniazewycz said it can cost from $500,000 to more than $1 million to repair a bridge after a serious strike.
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