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Final week of Front Street closures as Smyrna advances traffic‑calming, pedestrian and signal work
Summary
Smyrna’s weekly road update says crews are in the final week of Front Street closures to install a center median and new crosswalk signage; the town also described pedestrian-signal and refuge-island work at Old Nashville Highway and Hazelwood Drive and TDOT signal installations awaiting energization at Lowery Street intersections.
Smyrna’s weekly road projects presenter said crews are in the final week of road closures for the Front Street traffic‑calming project and that Front Street is closed from College Street to Wright Street while work continues.
The presenter said crews have completed removal of the existing asphalt and stone base and are pouring concrete for the center median, which will create lane separation and narrow travel lanes. “This is the final week of road closures for the Front Street traffic calming project,” the presenter said.
The update said the town is ordering new stop signs that will convert the Front Street and Division Street intersection and the Front Street and College Street intersection into three‑way stops. New pedestrian crossing signs are also being purchased and will be installed at crosswalks along Front Street.
Work is also progressing on a new pedestrian signal and refuge islands at Old Nashville Highway and Hazelwood Drive. The presenter said asphalt and stone have been removed and conduit installed; the next steps are pouring concrete curbing, adding risers to the conduit and pouring the concrete islands.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has installed new traffic signals at the Lowery Street intersections with Sam Ridley Parkway and Jefferson Pike, the presenter said, and TDOT’s contractor is working with Middle Tennessee Electric to energize and make those signals operational.
For the latest information, the presenter directed residents to townofsmyrna.org and the projects page, which contains an interactive project map and current details. The presenter invited listeners to contact the public works department with questions and closed with a safety reminder: “Stay safe out there.”
The update provides operational details and timing for ongoing safety and traffic‑control measures; it does not include cost, contractor names beyond TDOT and Middle Tennessee Electric, or an estimated completion date for all projects.
