Highway staff report increased mowing, contractor use and upcoming Corinth and South Tunnel paving projects
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Sumner County highway staff reported expanded right-of-way mowing (about 1,600 miles cut three times a year), the use of paid contractors to boost productivity, and two state-aid paving projects — Corinth Road and South Tunnel — expected to start paving lifts in the coming 6–8 weeks.
At the Sept. 2 Sumner County Highway Commission meeting, highway staff provided an operational update on mowing, contractor use and near-term paving projects.
Superintendent Alice (identified in the meeting as highway superintendent) said the department is in its second round of right-of-way cutting and has covered roughly 1,600 miles of right-of-way that the department mows three times a year. “It’s equivalent of us mowing from here to Phoenix, Arizona 3 times a year,” she said.
Alice said unusually wet springs had delayed mowing earlier in the year but that the combination of heat and expanded crew capacity had improved production. The department has temporarily added paid contractors in some areas — including Hendersonville — so county crews and contractors do not overlap work and thus increase total output.
Staff also reported two upcoming state-aid paving projects. South Tunnel has had culverts replaced and a scratch lift applied and is scheduled for a paving lift; Corinth Road, described as a major cut-through artery in the county center, is also scheduled for paving. Staff said those two projects are expected to proceed within the next six to eight weeks.
Commissioners and staff said they will continue to share updates by email and pictures with the highway committee so members stay informed about ongoing work. No formal votes were recorded in the transcript related to these operational updates.
