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2004 News Releases
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December
12-29-04: Opening Delayed on SR 68 Bridge Rehab Project Over Tennessee River on Watts Bar Dam
12-21-04: TDOT Gets Ready for Winter Weather - Region 3
12-20-04: TDOT Halts Construction for Holiday Travel Period
12-17-04: New Interstate 40/Briley Parkway Ramp Opens to Traffic
12-17-04: Tennessee Remembers Victims of Impaired Driving - Memphis
12-17-04: TDOT Gets Ready for Winter Weather - Chattanooga/ Region 2
16-16-04: Tennessee Remembers Victims of Impaired Driving-Nashville
12-16-04: Repairs Made to Overhead Sign on I-40/I-81 in East Tennessee
12-16-04: Crash Damages Sign, Forcing Shutdown of Part of I-40
12-15-04 Tennessee Remembers Victims of Impaired Driving - Chattanooga
12-14-04: Tennessee Remembers Victims of Impaired Driving - Knoxville
12-14-04: TDOT Gets Ready for Winter Weather - Jackson/Memphis, Region 4
12-10-04: TDOT, TDOS Map Strategy to Keep Roads Clear and Safe
12-10-04: TDOT Gets Ready for Winter Weather - Knoxville, Region 1
12-08-04: TDOT Announces Results of Statewide Bridge Review
12-07-04: Chattanooga Area Transportation Planners Coordinate Projects
   
November
11-30-04: Tennessee and Mississippi Announce Preferred Alignments for I-69 in Memphis Area
11-22-04: TDOT Suspends Construction for Holiday Travel
11-19-04: Multi-Agency Agreement Designed to Save Lives on Tennessee’s Highways
11-18-04: Knoxville's Winston Road Bridge Reopens Friday
11-12-04: TDOT Warns Motorists about Temporary Closure of I-40 Saturday
11-09-04: Public Asked to Attend Meetings to Help Identify State Transportation Needs
11-08-04: Transportation Planners Join Forces to Coordinate Future Projects
11-08-04: TDOT Advises Drivers of Changes at Papermill Drive Project
11-04-04: Reopening of State Route 85 in Overton County Announced
11-01-04: Appalachian Corridor J Meetings to be Held in Putnam and Overton Counties
 
October
10-29-04: Governor Bredesen Announces $14.9 Million Awarded in Traffic Safety Grants
10-28-04: Don't Let Halloween Turn Into a Nightmare
10-25-04 Governor Bredesen Announces Kingston Enhancement Grant Award
10-22-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Obion County Airport Grant
10-22-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Union City Enhancement Grant
10-22-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Troy Enhancement Grant
10-22-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Brownsville Enhancement Grant
10-21-04: Additional Survey Work Scheduled to Get Underway for Knoxville Parkway
10-14-04: US 127 North Meetings to be Held in Cumberland and Fentress Counties
10-13-04: TDOT Begins Methamphetamine Lab Safety Training for Field Employees
10-12-04: Governor’s Highway Safety Office is Awarded Special Grant
10-12-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Sumner County Enhancement Grant Award
10-12-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Springfield Airport Federal Grant Award
10-08-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Clarksville-Montgomery County Grant Award
10-08-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Williamson County Enhancement Grant
10-05-04: TDOT Listens to One Year’s Worth of Comments
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10-01-04: Moore’s Lane East Bridge Opens Early to Traffic
 
September
09-30-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Livingston Enhancement Grant
09-28-04: TDOT Announces Emergency Repairs on I-40 in Cocke County
09-27-04: TDOT Takes Next Step in Pellissippi Parkway Extension Project
09-24-04: TDOT Announces Temporary Closure of Moore’s Lane East Bridge
09-17-04: TDOT Donates Helmets to Children During Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee
09-17-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Kingsport Enhancement Grant
09-15-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Cumberland County Grant
09-14-04: Pellissippi Parkway Resurfacing Completed Early
09-14-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Gallatin Enhancement Grant
09-13-04: Milan Meeting Planned on the Future of Transportation in Tennessee
09-13-04: Columbia Meeting Planned on the Future of Transportation in Tennessee
09-13-04: Chattanooga Meeting Planned on the Future of Transportation in Tennessee
09-09-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Shelbyville Grant
09-09-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Rutherford County Enhancement Grant
09-09-04: Jackson Meeting Planned on the Future of Transportation in Tennessee
09-09-04: Memphis Meeting Planned on the Future of Transportation in Tennessee
09-09-04: Kingsport Meeting Planned on the Future of Transportation in Tennessee
09-09-04: Nashville Meeting Planned on Future of Transportation in Tennessee
09-09-04: Knox Meeting Planned on Future of Transportation in Tennessee
09-08-04: Cookeville Meeting Planned on the Future of Transportation in Tennessee
09-02-04: Labor Day Weekend: No Construction, Special Events in Knoxville and Info for Hurricane Evacuees
 
August
08-31-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Cocke County Grant
08-31-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Greeneville Enhancement Grant
08-30-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Cornersville Grant
08-27-04: TDOT Announces Partial Closure of Spence Lane
08-27-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Jefferson County Enhancement Grant
08-26-04: I-440 Westbound Closed This Weekend for Repairs
08-24-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Westmoreland Grant
08-23-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Mt. Juliet Enhancement Grant
08-16-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Smyrna Enhancement Grant
08-16-04: Knoxville Parkway Public Workshops Begin Tonight
08-12-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Sevierville Enhancement Grant
08-11-04: State Route 68 over Tennessee River (Watts Bar Dam) in Rhea and Meigs Counties To Close for Repairs
08-05-04: Henley Street Bridge Phase One Repairs Completed Early
08-03-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Pulaski Enhancement Grant
08-02-04: Governor Bredesen Awards Putnam County Enhancement Grants
 
July
07-26-04: TDOT Approved to Move Forward with 511 Program
07-21-04: TDOT Adds New Air Quality Specialist to Headquarters Staff
07-21-04: Governor Bredesen Announces South Pittsburg and Monteagle Enhancement Grants
07-19-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Tiptonville Enhancement Grant Award
07-16-04: TDOT Announces Early Completion of I-40 Resurfacing in Wilson County
07-16-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Pickett County Enhancement Grant
07-15-04: Plans for Future Fentress County Project Announced
07-15-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Parsons Downtown Improvement Grant
07-13-04: New I-40/James White Parkway Safety Measures Begin Wednesday
07-09-04: Tipton County State Route 206 Gets Million Dollar Improvement Project
07-01-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Roane County Enhancement Grant
 
June
06-30-04: Governor Bredesen Announces Turkey Creek Greenway Enhancement Grant
06-30-04: TDOT Says No Interstate Construction July 4 Holiday Weekend
06-29-04: TDOT’s Nashville HELP Program Celebrates Five Years of Helping Drivers
06-29-04: TDOT's Knoxville HELP Program Celebrates Five Years of Helping Drivers
06-29-04: State Route 840 South Resource Group Begins Work
06-28-04: Primary Seat Belt & Child Restraint Laws In Effect July 1, 2004
06-28-04: Henley Street Bridge Lane Closures Begin June 29
06-22-04: Unprecedented Law Enforcement Campaign to Improve Safety of Tennessee's Roadways
06-15-04: TDOT Announces Public Hearing Schedule for I-69 Project
06-14-04: TDOT Launches SmartFIX40 Brand
06-09-04: TDOT Bonnaroo Transportation Measures Getting Underway
06-08-04: State and Memphis Area Transportation Planners Join Forces to Reduce Traffic Congestion
06-02-04: TDOT Prepares for Bonnaroo Music Festival
 
May
05-25-04: TDOT Invites Public Input in Long-Range Multimodal Transportation Plan
05-18-04: Henley Street Bridge Repair Work to Begin
05-10-04: Westbound Silliman Evans Bridge closed this weekend for accelerated repairs
05-10-04: Partial Closure on I-40 Eastbound near Spence Lane Saturday
05-10-04: Tennessee Launches Statewide Highway Safety Mobilization
05-10-04: TDOT Announces Veterans Hospital Access Road Decision
05-06-04: Corridor “J” Resource Team Moving Forward
05-06-04: Historic Hermitage Landscaping Dedicated
05-05-04: I-140/Pellissippi Parkway Advisory
 
April
04-30-04: TDOT Reinforces Timeline for Mack Hatcher Project
04-16-04: Winston Road Bridge Closing May 3rd
04-14-04: Governor Announces Road Project Plans for 2004-2005
04-13-04: TDOT Announces Waverly Corridor Decision
04-06-04: Community Resource Team Begins Work on Knoxville Beltway
04-05-04: Slowing Down in Work Zones Saves Motorists' Lives
04-02-04: Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization Problems Solved
04-02-04: National Work Zone Awareness Week Gets Underway
04-02-04: TDOT Kicks Off First Context Sensitive Solutions Project
 
March
03-24-04: Governor Announces Hale Springs Inn Grant Award
03-23-04: Governor Announces Brian Brown Memorial Greenway Grant
03-23-04: HELP Trucks Race to Bristol
03-12-04: Nashville Transportation Planners Join Forces
03-12-04: Repairs Begin to Silliman Evans Bridge in Nashville
03-12-04: Survey Work to Begin on Unfinished Part of SR-840
03-10-04: TDEC & TDOT Map New Road to Cleaner Construction
03-08-04: Details of Future I-40 Widening Project Announced
 
February
02-26-04: Knox Improvement Work Starting Soon on I-640/I-40/I-75/I-275
02-26-04: Nashville Lane Closures Could Cause Bigger Traffic Delays
02-18-04: Major Nashville Construction Includes Weekend Blasting and Road Closures
02-18-04: I-40/White Bridge Road/Robertson Road Project Update
02-17-04: TDOT Announces Kingsport Welcome Center Location
02-13-04: Work Begins on Road to New East Tennessee Veterans Facility
02-11-04: Tennessee Roads are Ranked Among Best in the Nation
02-06-04: Unicoi County to Get New Welcome Center
02-03-04: Long Time TDOT Road Chief Retires
 

January
01-30-04: Preliminary Work Begins on Knoxville Beltway Project
01-22-04: Shelby Drive Improvement Project Gets Underway
01-22-04: TDOT Kicks Off First-Ever Transportation Planning Initiative
01-03-04: Shelby Drive Improvement Project Gets Underway