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Rutherford County approves TDOT offer to acquire corner of Thompson Lane and Segal Road for widening project
Summary
The county commission approved TDOT’s offer of $23,400 to acquire fee and temporary easements on a county parcel at Thompson Lane and Segal Road to accommodate planned turn lanes and slope/construction easements for a five‑lane widening project.
The Rutherford County Commission voted to accept the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s offer of $23,400 to acquire fee and temporary easements on county land at the corner of Thompson Lane and Segal Road to support Thompson Lane’s planned widening.
Doug DeMasi, county planning director, told commissioners TDOT returned to the county with an amended plan that adds right of way, slope easements and temporary construction easements at the intersection as the agency refines turn lanes on Segal Road. “Bottom line, they are looking to and are requesting that we… the amount of $23,400,” DeMasi said, adding the proposal includes compensation for fee simple land, slope easements, temporary construction easement (TCE) and about $5,600 for landowner improvements such as trees.
Commissioners asked whether the take covers all county needs at the intersection and whether additional county property would be required. DeMasi said the additional right of way is specifically on the Segal Road side to accommodate left and right turn lanes and that TDOT had previously sought a smaller amount in 2020. On construction timing he said the county does not have a firm start date: “As far as when construction’s gonna begin, I don't.”
A motion to approve the right‑of‑way acquisition and send the matter to budget passed in a roll call vote with all commissioners voting in the affirmative.
The payment breakdown on the approved offer shows roughly $12,500 for fee simple land, about $1,600 for slope easements, $3,600 for the temporary construction easement and about $5,600 for landowner improvements, according to the materials presented to the commission.
The action allows TDOT to proceed with acquiring the specified interests in county property so it can implement turn lanes and related work as part of the Thompson Lane widening project. The commission did not set a construction start date; TDOT’s project schedule was not provided at the meeting.
