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December
12-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Sumner County Regional Airport
12-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Aeronautics Grant for Outlaw Field in Clarksville
12-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Aeronautics Grants for Lovell Field in Chattanooga
12-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Aeronautics Grants for Lebanon Municipal Airport
12-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Aeronautics Grant for John C. Tune Airport
12-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Aeronautics Grant for Hardwick Field in Cleveland
12-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Aeronautics Grant for Tullahoma Regional Airport
12-27-08: TDOT Reminds Drivers, “When there’s Ice and Snow, Take it Slow”
12-26-07: Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office Announces The Cumberland Crackdown
12-21-07: TDOT Celebrates Completion of First Type II Noise Wall Project in the State
12-20-07: 511 Expected to Serve One Millionth Caller During Holiday Travel Period
12-19-07: TDOT Launches New “Smart Commute” Web Site
12-18-07: TDOT & TDEC Sign Environmental Streamlining Agreement
12-17-07: TDOT Halts Construction for Busy Holiday Travel Period
12-14-07: TDOT Announces Second Round of Diesel Retrofit Grant Projects
12-12-07: New Cameras Installed on SmartFIX40 Project
12-12-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Enhancement Grant for Oliver Springs
12-12-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Enhancement Grant for Morgan County
12-12-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Enhancement Grant for City of Huntsville
12-07-07: Bredesen, Jackson and Bass Announces Grant for Abernathy Field in Giles Co.
12-07-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Elizabethton Municipal Airport
12-07-07: Bredesen, Herron, and Pinion Announce Grants for Everett-Stewart Airport
12-07-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Franklin County Airport
12-07-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
12-07-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Hardwick Field in Cleveland
12-07-07: Bredesen, Herron, Borchert Announce Grant for Henry County Airport
12-07-07: Bredesen, Kilby and Windle Announce Grant for Jamestown Municipal Airport
12-07-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for John C. Tune Airport
12-07-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for McGhee Tyson Airport
12-07-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McMinn County Airport
12-07-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Outlaw Field in Clarksville
12-07-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Portland Municipal Airport
12-07-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Springfield-Robertson County Airport
12-07-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Sumner County Regional Airport
12-07-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Tri-Cities Regional Airport
12-06-07: Tennessee Remembers Victims of Impaired Driving
12-06-07: TDOT Extends Public Comment Period for US-127 North Project
12-04-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Enhancement Grant for Winchester
12-04-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Enhancement Grant for Giles County
12-04-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Enhancement Grant for Lawrenceburg
   
November
11-29-07: TDOT Now Accepting “Green Island” Biofuels Corridor Grant Applications
11-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Campbell County Airport
11-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Gibson County Airport
11-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lafayette Municipal Airport
11-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Livingston Municipal Airport
11-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lovell Field in Chattanooga
11-28-07: Bredesen, Wilder and Rinks Announce Grant for Robert Sibley Airport
11-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Outlaw Field in Montgomery County
11-28-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Warren County Airport
11-21-07: Tennessee Litter Grant Awards
11-19-07: TDOT Suspends Highway Construction for Thanksgiving Holiday
11-16-07: TDOT Unveils Ferry Service Across Tennessee River
11-15-07: TDOT Announces Safe Routes to School Training Sessions
11-08-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Enhancement Grant for City of Rutledge
11-08-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Enhancement Grant for Claiborne County
11-08-07: 2008 State Map Now Available
11-06-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Green Island Corridor Grant for Dresden Fuel Station
11-06-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Green Island Corridor Grant for Erwin Fuel Station
11-06-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Green Island Corridor Grant for Lewisburg Station
11-06-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Green Island Corridor Grant for Knoxville Fuel Station
11-06-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Green Island Corridor Grant for Johnson City Station
11-06-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Green Island Corridor Grant for Clarksville Fuel Station
11-06-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Green Island Corridor Grant for Carthage Fuel Station
11-06-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Green Island Corridor Grant for Bristol Fuel Station
11-06-07: Governor Bredesen Awards Green Island Corridor Grant for Bradley County Station
   
October
10-25-07: TDOT Commissioner Accepts US 321 Citizens Resource Team Recommendation
10-18-07: Safe Routes to School 2007 Grant Recipients
10-16-07: State of Tennessee Announces Grant for Covington Municipal Airport
10-16-07: State of Tennessee Announces Grant for Lovell Field
10-16-07: State of Tennessee Announces Grant for McGhee Tyson Airport
10-16-07: State of Tennessee Announces Grant for McMinn County Airport
10-16-07: State of Tennessee Announces Grant for Tri-Cities Regional Airport
10-08-07: TDOT Launches Phase II of SmartWay Traveler Information System
10-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Arnold Field
10-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Charles W. Baker Airport
10-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Elizabethton Municipal Airport
10-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for General DeWitt Spain Airport
10-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Lovell Field
10-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McGhee Tyson Airport
10-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Perry County Airport
10-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Savannah/Hardin County Airport
10-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Upper Cumberland Regional Airport
10-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for William L. Whitehurst Field
   
September
09-21-07: James White Parkway Reopens
09-20-07: Enhancement Grants for Fiscal Year 2007-2008
09-14-07: McEwen Drive Interchange Now Open to Traffic
09-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces $12 Million in Enhancement Grants
09-07-07: New Church Avenue Bridge Opens
09-07-07: Governor’s Highway Safety Office Awards 2008 Grants
09-05-07: James White Parkway Will Be Closed For First UT Home Game  (statewide advisory)
09-05-07: James White Parkway Will Be Closed For First UT Home Game  (Tri-Cities advisory)
   
August
08-30-07: Road Construction Won’t Slow Labor Day Travelers in Tennessee
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Campbell County Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Dickson County Municipal Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Ellington Airport in Marshall County
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Jackson County Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for John C. Tune Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lovell Field
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Marion County Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Martin Campbell Airport in Polk County
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Maury County Regional Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for McGhee Tyson Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McMinn County Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Memphis International Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Millington Regional Jetport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Moore-Murrell Field in Morristown
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Savannah-Hardin County Airpor
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Smyrna Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tri-Cities Regional Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Tullahoma Regional Airport
08-30-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for University of the South-Franklin County Airport
08-30-07: Central Street Reopens in Knoxville
08-29-07: James White Parkway Will Remain Closed During Boomsday
08-24-07: Governor Pledges To Save Lives on Tennessee’s Highways
08-17-07: TDOT Acts to Improve Traffic Flow during Wilson County Fair
08-17-07: Tennessee Law Enforcement Agencies Earn Statewide, National Honors
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Winchester Municipal Airport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Collegedale Municipal Airport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for General DeWitt Spain Airport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Ellington Airport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Everett-Stewart Regional Airport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Jackson County Airport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Lovell Field
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for McGhee Tyson Airport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Millington Regional Jetport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Moore-Murrell Field
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Shelbyville Municipal Airport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Sumner County Regional Airport
08-16-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tullahoma Regional Airport
08-14-07: Tennessee 511 Celebrates Successful First Year
08-02-07: TDOT Releases Details on Bridge Inspection Program
   
July
07-27-07: TDOT Performing Corridor Study Along I-40 and I-81
07-20-07: Type II Noise Wall Project is a Go in Anderson County
07-17-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Centerville Municipal Airport
07-17-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Charles W. Baker Field
07-17-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Covington Municipal Airport
07-17-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for General DeWitt Spain Airport
07-17-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
07-17-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Humboldt Municipal Airport
07-17-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lovell Field
07-17-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Springfield-Robertson County Airport
07-17-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Upper Cumberland Regional Airport
07-17-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for William L. Whitehurst Field
07-05-07: Utility Work Will Close A Section of Central Avenue
   
June
06-28-07: Video News Release - Biofuels Day event with Governor Bredesen (Video)
06-28-07: Governor Bredesen Unveils New Campaign to Increase Visibility of Biofuels
06-27-07: Construction Won’t Slow July 4th Travelers in Tennessee
06-25-07: Governor Bredesen Proclaims First Ever Biofuels Day in Tennessee
06-22-07: $18.4 Million In Additional Federal Funds Rescinded From TDOT
06-22-07: TDOT Civil Rights Office Honored with National Awards
06-21-07: Eurasian Delegates Tour TDOT’s SmartFIX40
06-15-07: TDOT Opens New Segments of Vietnam Veterans Boulevard
06-15-07: Interstate-240 Weekend Closures, Motorists Should Expect Long Delays
06-14-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Bristol Enhancement Grant
06-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McGhee Tyson Airport
06-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport
06-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Tri-Cities Regional Airport
06-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Winchester Municipal Airport
06-08-07: TDOT and THP Gear Up for Manchester’s 2007 Bonnaroo Music Festival
06-06-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Green Island Corridor Grant for Franklin Fuel Station
06-06-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Green Island Corridor Grant for Hendersonville Fuel Station
06-06-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Green Island Corridor Grant for Hermitage Fuel Station
06-06-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Green Island Corridor Grant for Knoxville Fuel Station
06-06-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Green Island Corridor Grant for Lebanon Fuel Station
06-06-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Green Island Corridor Grant for Memphis Fuel Station
06-06-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Green Island Corridor Grant for Fuel Station at Charlotte Avenue in Nashville
06-06-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Green Island Corridor Grant for Fuel Station at Dickerson Road in Nashville
06-06-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Green Island Corridor Grant for Smyrna Fuel Station
06-06-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Green Island Corridor Grant for Somerville Fuel Station
06-01-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Arnold Field
06-01-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lawrenceburg-Lawrence County Airport
06-01-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Lovell Field
06-01-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport
06-01-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Nashville International Airport
06-01-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Gibson County Airport
06-01-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Shelbyville Municipal Airport
06-01-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Smyrna Airport
06-01-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tullahoma Regional Airport
   
May
05-30-07: TDOT Roadscapes Program Receives National Environmental Excellence Award
05-24-07: Permanent Changes to Magnolia Avenue Scheduled for Tuesday
05-22-07: TDOT Halts Interstate Construction for Memorial Day Weekend
05-21-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Carroll County Airport
05-21-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Covington Municipal Airport
05-21-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Crossville Memorial Airport
05-21-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grants for Civil Air Patrol and FLIGHT Foundation
05-21-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Everett-Stewart Airport
05-21-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Fayette County Airport
05-21-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lafayette Municipal Airport
05-21-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lawrenceburg-Lawrence County Municipal Airport
05-21-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Monroe County Airport
05-21-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Nashville Int’l Airport
05-21-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Smithville Municipal Airport
05-21-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Warren County Memorial Airport
05-09-07: Tennessee Launches “Click It or Ticket” to Help Save Lives
05-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Charles Baker Airport
05-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Everett-Stewart Airport in Obion County
05-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Linden Airport
05-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lovell Field
05-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for McMinn Municipal Airport
05-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Murfreesboro Municipal Airport
05-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Outlaw Field in Clarksville
05-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Portland Municipal Airport
05-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Shelbyville Municipal Airport
05-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Smyrna Airport
05-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tullahoma Regional Airport
05-01-07: Only One Year Away From the Closure of I-40 in Knoxville
   
April
04-27-07: TDOT’s Region Three Vehicles Begin Using Cleaner Burning Biodiesel Fuel
04-21-07: TDOT & TDEC Unveil Program Designed to Protect Water Resources
04-16-07: TDOT-Earth Day 2007 Celebration
04-13-07: Spring Road Construction Season Gets Underway
04-12-07: TDOT Aeronautics Recognizes School-Age Artists
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Benton County Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces $4.3 million Grant for Cleveland Municipal Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Dickson County Municipal Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Fayetteville Municipal Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Henry County Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lebanon Municipal Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces $6.4 million Grant for Livingston Municipal Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Mark Anton Municipal Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces $32 Million Grants for Memphis International Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Millington Regional Jetport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Murfreesboro Municipal Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces $2.7 Million Grant for Nashville International Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Outlaw Field in Clarksville
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Savannah-Hardin County Airport
04-11-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Sumner County Regional Airport
04-10-07: Decision Announced on Mack Hatcher Parkway Citizens’ Design Team Recommendations
04-10-07: TDOT Biofuels “Green Island” Grant Application Deadline Approaching
04-09-07: Commissioner Nicely: Guest Editorial on Tolling
04-03-07: TDOT Urges Tennessee Teens to “Get in the Zone”
04-02-07: Knoxville Work Zone Awareness Week Release
04-02-07: Work Zone Awareness Week Declared By Legislature
   
March
03-30-07: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Visits Smartfix40 Project
03-28-07: TDOT’s 511 Motorist Information Line Hits Half Million Calls
03-23-07: TDOT Breaks Ground on Tennessee’s First Type II Noise Wall Project
03-15-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Tennessee Roadscapes Grant for Ashland City
03-15-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Tennessee Roadscapes Grant for City of Athens
03-15-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Tennessee Roadscapes Grant for City of Clarksville
03-15-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Tennessee Roadscapes Grant for City of Cleveland
03-15-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Tennessee Roadscapes Grant for City of Clinton
03-15-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Tennessee Roadscapes Grant for City of Dandridge
03-15-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Tennessee Roadscapes Grant for City of Fairview
03-15-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Tennessee Roadscapes Grant for City of Greeneville
03-15-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Tennessee Roadscapes Grant for Knox County
03-15-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Tennessee Roadscapes Grant for City of Memphis
03-15-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Tennessee Roadscapes Grant for City of Murfreesboro
03-15-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Tennessee Roadscapes Grant for City of Nashville
03-12-07: TDOT Announces Decision on State Route 357 Project
03-07-07: TDOT & Tennessee Diesel Working Group Receive EPA Leadership Award
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Charles Baker Airport
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Everett-Stewart Airport in Obion County
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Henry County Airport
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lebanon Municipal Airport
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Linden Airport
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Lovell Field
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Mark Anton Municipal Airport
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Murfreesboro Municipal Airport
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Nashville International Airport
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Robert Sibley Airport
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Sumner County Regional Airport
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Tullahoma Regional Airport
03-02-07: Governor Bredesen Announces Grant for Winchester Municipal Airport
03-01-07: TDOT Will Change I-26 Exit Numbers Next Week
   
February
02-13-07: Governor’s Highway Safety Office Remind Parents of Importance of Child Passenger Safety
02-12-07: TDOT’s Region Two Vehicles Begin Using Cleaner Burning Biodiesel Fuel
02-08-07: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk Campaign Successful
02-02-07: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk This Super Bowl Sunday
02-02-07: Riverfront Parkway Reopens to Traffic
   
January
01-31-07: Signs Posted to Lower Truck Speeds to 55 mph on I-81 and I-26 in Sullivan County
01-25-07: Elizabethton Bridge Receives National Award of Excellence
01-22-07: Interstate 40 Widening Project in Nashville Completed Five Months Early
01-18-07: New Toll-Free Litter Hotline Now Available
01-18-07: 39 Tons of Interstate Trash Inspires Memphis/Shelby County StopLitter Pilot Program
01-12-07:
01-10-07: 2007 State Map Now Available
01-04-07: James White Parkway Bridge To Be Demolished

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