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NDOT to launch opt‑in text traffic alerts for parts of Nashville; system excludes interstates
Summary
NDOT presenters described a text‑to‑subscribe traffic notification pilot using the PublicInput platform that will let residents opt in by texting area keywords to 73224. Notifications will target hazmat events, unplanned closures, and major planned events affecting travel lanes; interstates remain under TDOT’s SmartWay system.
The Nashville Department of Transportation presented a new opt‑in text notification system that will send traffic alerts to residents who subscribe by texting area keywords to 73224. Courtney Stone, director of strategic communications, and Nandi Nkowa, public information coordinator at the Traffic Management Center (TMC), outlined criteria, coverage, and a near‑term rollout.
Stone said the TMC launched last October and that the department wants direct lines to residents rather…
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