Committee approves intergovernmental agreement with TDOT to permit Metro-owned fiber in state rights-of-way

The Government Operations & Regulations Committee approved RS2025-1567, a resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, through the Department of Information Technology Services, and the Tennessee Department of Transportation to install and maintain private-use facilities and fiber optic cabling in state rights-of-way.

Jesse Turner, with the Metropolitan Department of Information Technology Services, told the committee the agreement allows Metro to acquire TDOT permits to install fiber optic cabling or supporting infrastructure in TDOT corridors and to cross state-owned properties when necessary. "It's Metro-owned and operated fiber, and we do utilize that fiber for traffic signal controls, sensors, adapters, as well as connectivity, within the Metro government to other…