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2006 News Releases
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December
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Campbell County Airport
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Elizabethton Municipal Airport
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Everett Stewart Airport
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Maury County Regional Airport
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McGhee Tyson Airport
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Millington Regional Jetport
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Nashville International Airport
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Outlaw Field in Clarksville
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Portland Municipal Airport
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tri-Cities Regional Airport
12-28-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Winchester Municipal Airport
12-21-06: TDOT SmartWay Camera System Now Available for Chattanooga Area
12-18-06: TDOT Halts Construction for Holiday Travel Period
12-14-06: Tennessee Roads Ranked Among Best in Nation for 8th Year in a Row
12-14-06: New Hall of Fame Drive Opens
12-14-06: James White Parkway Closes
12-07-06: Tennessee Remembers Victims of Impaired Driving
   
November
11-30-06: TDOT Snowbusters Ready to Battle Snow and Ice Across Tennessee
11-29-06: Loudon County I-40 Bridge Update
11-29-06: Church Avenue Bridge Closes
11-28-06: TDOT Announces Safe Routes to School Training Sessions
11-27-06: Thanksgiving Weekend Calls Send Tennessee 511 Over Quarter Million
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Murfreesboro Municipal Airport
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McGhee Tyson Airport
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lovell Field
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Livingston Municipal Airport
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for John A. Baker Field
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Henry County Airport
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Everett Stewart Airport
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Elizabethton Municipal Airport
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Downtown Island Airport
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for General DeWitt Spain Airport
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Clarksville-Montgomery County Regional Airport
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for William L. Whitehurst Field Airport
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tri-Cities Regional Airport
11-22-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Campbell County Airport
11-21-06: Motorists Reminded to “Click It or Ticket” This Thanksgiving Weekend
11-21-06: TDOT Halts Construction for Thanksgiving Holiday
11-09-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Enhancement Grant for Civil War Trails
11-03-06: TDOT Announces Safe Routes to School Grant Program
11-03-06: TDOT Plans Interstate Closure to Perform Bridge Repairs
11-02-06: New I-40 Hall of Fame Drive - Broadway Exit Ramp Opens
 
October
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Beech River Regional Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Fayetteville Municipal Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Hardwick Field Airport in Cleveland
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Jackson County Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Johnson County Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lafayette Municipal Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lebanon Municipal Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Livingston Municipal Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lovell Field
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Mark Anton Airport in Dayton
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McGhee Tyson Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Murfreesboro Municipal Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Nashville International Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Portland Municipal Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Savannah-Hardin County Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Scott Municipal Airport
10-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Smyrna Airport
10-26-06: TDOT And LU, Inc. Reach Agreement In Guardrail Case
10-26-06: Don’t Let Your Halloween Turn into a Nightmare
10-19-06: TDOT Plans Interstate Closure to Perform Bridge Repairs
10-18-06: TDOT Releases Results of First Customer Satisfaction Survey
10-10-06: Governor Awards National Scenic Byway Grant in Monroe, McMinn And Polk Counties
10-10-06: Governor Awards National Scenic Byway Grant to Fund Project In Monroe County
10-10-06: Governor Awards National Scenic Byway Grant to Fund Project In Seven East Tennessee Counties
10-10-06: Governor Awards National Scenic Byway Grant to Fund Project in Monroe, McMinn and Polk Counties
10-10-06: Governor Awards National Scenic Byway Grant to Fund Project to Reassess Scenic Byway Program
10-10-06: Governor Awards National Scenic Byway Grant to Fund Project in Six West Tennessee Counties
10-03-06: TDOT Plans Interstate 40 Closure to Perform Bridge Repairs
10-02-06: Meharry-State Farm Alliance Receives A Peter K. O’Rourke Special Achievement Award
10-02-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Collegedale Municipal Airport
10-02-06: Governor Announces Grant for General DeWitt Spain Airport in Memphis
10-02-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for John C. Tune Airport in Nashville
10-02-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport
10-02-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Memphis International Airport
10-02-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Nashville International Airport
10-02-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Springfield-Robertson Co. Airport
10-02-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tri-Cities Regional Airport
10-02-06: Governor Announces Grant for William L. Whitehurst Field in Hardeman County
10-02-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Pulaski-Giles County Airport
10-02-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tullahoma Regional Airport
 
September
09-28-06: Interstate 40 Lane Closure Scheduled For This Weekend
09-28-06: Governor’s Highway Safety Office Awards 2007 Grants
09-28-06: Governor’s Highway Safety Office Awards District Attorney Grants
09-21-06: TDOT Plans Interstate Closure to Perform Bridge Repairs
09-08-06: Three Closures To Take Place On SmartFix40 Project
09-01-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lebanon Municipal Airport
09-01-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Maury County Airport
09-01-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lawrence County Airport
09-01-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Millington Municipal Airport
09-01-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Beech River Airport
09-01-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tullahoma Regional Airport
09-01-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Everett-Stewart Airport
 
August
08-31-06: TDOT Says No Construction Worries for Labor Day Weekend
08-28-06: Governor’s Highway Safety Office Awards Hundreds of Law Enforcement Grants
08-23-06: Briley Parkway North Ramp From Lebanon Road To Close Temporarily
08-21-06: Tennesseans are Spreading the Word: Use 511
08-21-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lovell Field
08-21-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tullahoma Airport
08-21-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Fayette County Airport
08-18-06: TDOT Reinstates Sign Program for Local Communities
08-18-06: TDOT Acts to Improve Traffic Flow During Wilson County Fair
08-15-06: New Labor Day Drunk Driving Campaign for Tennessee
08-14-06: Tennessee DOT Launches New 511 Travel Information Service
08-11-06: Fifth Avenue Ramp To Interstate 40 East Closing For Safety Concerns
08-09-06: Enhancement Grants for Fiscal Year 2006-2007
08-08-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Franklin
08-02-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Enhancement Grant for Macon County
 
July
07-28-06: Tennessee Law Enforcement Agencies Earn Statewide, National Honors
07-25-06: Interstate 77 Tunnel Travel - From Virginia DOT
07-14-06: I-65 South Ramp to I-440 West Closed This Weekend
07-13-06: TDOT Announces Availability of Grants for Community Landscaping Projects
 
June
06-29-06: Tennessee’s Celebrates 50 Years of Interstates Today!
06-28-06: Don’t Let This Fourth of July Blow Up in Your Face!
06-28-06: July 4th Travelers Don’t Need to Worry About TDOT Construction
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McMinn County Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for William L. Whitehurst Field
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lovell Field
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Outlaw Field
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Dickson Municipal Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Fayetteville Municipal Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Gibson County Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Campbell County Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Jamestown Municipal Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McGhee Tyson Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Charles W. Baker Field
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Portland Municipal Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Rockwood Municipal Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Savannah-Hardin Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Sevierville-Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Fayette County Airport
06-23-06: Governor Announces Grant for Springfield-Robertson County Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for New Tazewell Municipal Airport
06-23-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Everett-Stewart Airport
06-19-06: Knoxville Parkway Citizens Team Recommendations are Accepted
06-16-06: GHSO Names Craig Hamilton as New East TN Law Enforcement Liaison
06-12-06: TDOT Prepares for Manchester’s 2006 Bonnaroo Music Festival
06-05-06: TDOT Announces US127 North Plan
06-02-06: NCDOT to Close Tunnel on I-40 East in Haywood County the Weekend of June 10
 
May
05-31-06: America’s Interstates Turn 50: Tennessee’s Celebration Gets Underway
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Bedford County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Chester County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Cumberland County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Davidson County (Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries)
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Davidson County (New Horizons)
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Davidson County (McKendree Village)
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Davidson County (Trevecca Towers)
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Decatur County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Franklin County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Gibson County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Greene County (Comcare)
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Greene County (Greene County Skills)
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Hamilton County (Alexian Brothers Community Services)
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Hamilton County (Orange Grove Center)
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Hardin County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Henry County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Knox County (Knox County Community Action Committee)
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Knox County (Sertoma Learning Center)
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Rutherford County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Scott County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Sevier County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Shelby County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Sumner County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Washington County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Williamson County
05-30-06: Grants awarded throughout Tennessee including Wilson County
05-25-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Opening of New Beech River Airport
05-25-06: New anti-litter campaign reflects how Tennesseans are tired of trash!
05-24-06: TDOT Stops Interstate Construction for Memorial Day Weekend
05-23-06: Governor Announces 3-year Multi-modal Work Program for 2007-2009
05-19-06: I-69 Decision Made for Northern and Southern Portions of Millington to Dyersburg
05-18-06: Governor’s Highway Safety Office Launches “Click It or Ticket” Campaign to Save Lives
05-17-06: Gay Street At Magnolia Avenue Closing Until Fall
05-09-06: I-26 Mile Markers changing this week
05-08-06: Tennessee Leads Eight State Initiative Promoting Highway Safety
05-05-06: TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely Named Administrator of the Year
05-05-06: East Fifth Avenue in Knoxville to Close Temporarily
 
April
04-28-06: Enforcement blitz focuses on pickup truck drivers and passengers
04-25-06: Notice for Sevierville's Parkway On-Street Vehicles
04-25-06: Lane Closures on Interstate 24 in Hamilton County
04-19-06: Signs Posted to Lower Truck Speeds to 55 mph in portions of East Tennessee
04-13-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Humboldt Airport
04-05-06: TDOT Polls Customers in New Satisfaction Survey
04-03-06: National Work Zone Awareness Week Recognized in Tennessee
 
March
03-31-06: Technical Studies Underway for Elizabethton Connector
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Shelbyville Municipal Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Benton County Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McGhee Tyson Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tullahoma Regional Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Gibson County Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Greene County Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lovell Field Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant Savannah/Hardin County Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for John A. Baker Field
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Mark Anton Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Murfreesboro Municipal Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Smyrna Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Scott County Airport
03-30-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Hassell Field
03-16-06: TDOT Advises to Anticipate Delays with Upcoming Projects
03-16-06: Tennessee River Trails to Receive Funding for Planning National Scenic Byway
03-15-06: Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk This St. Patrick’s Day
03-09-06: TDOT Warns to Expect Changes on Briley at Two Rivers Area
03-08-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Dickson County Airport
03-08-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Dyersburg Airport
03-08-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Gibson County Airport
03-08-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Smyrna Airport
03-08-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Springfield-Robertson Airport
03-08-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tullahoma Airport
03-08-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Sumner County Airport
 
February
02-28-06: Glenwood Avenue Bridge Closing for Nine Months
02-24-06: TDOT Readies for 50th Interstate Anniversary Celebration
02-23-06: Summit Hill Bridge Implosion Closes James White Parkway (video clip 1 - video clip 2)
02-22-06: Roane County Adopt-A-Highway Volunteers Can Get National Recognition
02-14-06: The Governor’s Highway Safety Office Reminds Parents of Importance of Booster Seats
02-14-06: TDOT’S SmartFIX40 Summit Hill Detour Map Now Available
02-14-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Cleveland Airport
02-14-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Savannah/Hardin County Airport
02-14-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tullahoma Airport
02-14-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Dyersburg Airport
02-09-06: Final Alignment for Unfinished Section of 840 South is Announced
02-09-06: Summit Hill Bridge And Entrance Ramp Closing Feb. 21, 2006
02-03-06: Booze It and Lose It This Super Bowl Sunday
02-02-06: I-40 Bridge Implosion Closes Interstate
 
January
01-27-06: Spring Street Ramp Bridge Closes for Repairs
01-13-06: New Waterways, Transit and Rail Directories Available
01-12-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Smyrna Airport
01-12-06: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Mark Anton Airport
01-05-06: Tennessee Roadscapes Planning for Beautiful Highways
01-04-06: 2006 State Map Now Available
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