Monday, February 24, 2020

Today's Infrastructure News

Report: Tennessee Gets an 'A' in Budget Transparency | The Center Square
... “They were the only ones providing information on deferred infrastructure maintenance costs ...

I-24/I-75 Split and US 27 On the Top 100 Worst Bottleneck List | WGOW
The American Transportation Research Institute compiled a list of the 100 worst bottlenecks in the country. Both the I-24/75 split and U.S. 27 highway made the cut.  “We are doing a design build reconstruction project at I-75/ I-24. That is currently underway.” said Spokesperson for Region 2 TDOT Jennifer Flynn.

Lawmaker proposes resolution about fighting Asian carp at our dams | WDEF News 12
... demands that agencies like the Army Corps of Engineers and TVA “aggressively addressing the Asian carp invasion on Tennessee waterways.”

Downstream...

High Water Shuts Down Kentucky Bridge Lights, Ferries | The Waterways Journal
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reported that rising river levels have affected navigational bridge lighting on the Tennessee River, as well as the ...

Here We Go Again | The Waterways Journal
Unlike last year, the Ohio River basin also has a higher risk of flooding, along with the Tennessee River valley. In the upper Midwest, parts of the wet ...

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