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TDOT safety project slated for 2025; commissioners discuss Lebanon Road traffic near West Elementary
Summary
TDOT correspondence indicates a safety project on Highway 70 in front of West Elementary targeting right‑of‑way acquisition and contractor selection in 2025; commissioners and residents debated traffic backups, the role of a nearby red light, and plans for future widening and turn lanes.
The committee received an update that the Tennessee Department of Transportation is advancing a safety project along U.S. Highway 70 in front of West Elementary School, but construction scheduling now targets work beginning after a 2025 contractor selection.
Speaker 7 relayed an email from TDOT planner Nathan Vatter saying the project will add a turn lane, school signing, striping and warning beacons;…
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