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Engineering updates: signal improvements, roadway work and stormwater priorities ahead
Summary
City engineering staff described recent and planned traffic signal upgrades, signal timing work on State Route 96, a Lewisburg Pike project timeline tied to utility relocation, and stormwater inspections under the city's MS4 permit; several construction and traffic signal projects are entering procurement or permitting stages.
Paul (engineering staff) presented the Engineering Department’s FY26 overview, describing four divisions—development services, capital projects, the traffic operations center and stormwater—and updating the Budget & Finance Committee on several near-term projects.
Traffic operations highlights included continued deployment of protected/blinking left-turn signals and technologies such as SCOOT detection and advanced controllers. Paul said the city recently completed signal timing and related infrastructure work on Murfreesboro State Route 96 and is preparing to implement additional protected-left-turn treatments on Liberty and other intersections pending TDOT permits.
On Lewisburg Pike and Donaldson Creek corridor work, staff said materials acquisition and minor utility relocations are underway; the project team anticipates construction could move quickly once materials arrive, with an October target cited in discussion for some contract milestones.
Stormwater staff described MS4 permit implementation responsibilities, including monthly construction-site inspections and public education efforts. The stormwater manager and team perform biweekly developer inspections and other oversight to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
Capital and operations notes: engineering requested a modest capital allocation (~$74,000) to evaluate project management software and indicated some annual maintenance costs for traffic software are being shifted to the IT department. No program enhancements were requested for engineering or traffic operations in the presentation.
Committee members asked for and received timeline information: staff confirmed plans to bid certain intersection improvements after TDOT approval and noted opportunities to bundle east- and west-side work during night operations to limit disruption.
Quotes and attributions in this article are to the engineering presentation and committee questions; no formal committee votes on engineering items were taken at the meeting.
