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Smyrna outlines street resurfacing, Front Street traffic-calming and Jefferson Pike speed study
Summary
Tom Rose, Smyrna Public Works Director, described ongoing milling and resurfacing in Rosemont and Greentree subdivisions, concrete crosswalk work and planned speed tables on Front Street, and a Jefferson Pike speed study being finalized with Rutherford County and TDOT; no formal votes were taken.
Tom Rose, Public Works Director for the Town of Smyrna, outlined a slate of street projects and traffic-safety work, including milling and resurfacing in several neighborhoods, downtown Front Street traffic-calming measures and a speed study on Jefferson Pike that could change posted limits.
The update matters because the projects affect driving routes, pedestrian crossings and posted speeds for residents across Smyrna and require coordination with Rutherford County and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). Rose said the work aims to improve pavement condition and slow vehicle speeds in downtown areas where motorists have been observed traveling quickly.
Rose said the town has begun milling and will repave older streets starting in the Rosemont Subdivision, then move to…
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