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MTPO adds construction phase of Memorial Boulevard (State Route 126) to TIP; project estimated at about $100 million
Summary
The executive board approved TIP Amendment No. 5 to add the construction phase for State Route 126 (Memorial Boulevard) to the TIP; staff said Phase 1 construction will cover about 2.1 miles and the estimated construction cost is roughly $100 million with significant right-of-way and utility impacts.
The Kingsport MTPO executive board approved TIP Amendment No. 5 to add the construction phase of State Route 126, Memorial Boulevard, to the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), enabling TDOT to forward the project for Federal Highway review and letting.
Leslie (MPO staff) described the corridor as a multi-phase corridor project that will ultimately run from East Center Street to Interstate 81. Because construction costs rose, TDOT and project managers split the corridor; the phase added by this amendment covers roughly 2.1 miles from East Center Street to Briarwood and was estimated in the presentation…
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