Commissioners press for shared access, TDOT coordination after two Fairview Boulevard projects presented

After hearing details on both the Ascension campus and the River Forest subdivision, commissioners emphasized the need to minimize curb cuts, pursue shared access across properties, and coordinate traffic analysis for cumulative impacts on Fairview Boulevard and Horn Tavern Road. Planning staff confirmed the Ascension team's traffic study was submitted to TDOT and that TDOT had provided concept-level agreement on a proposed eastbound left-turn lane; the Ascension team also noted one nearby median opening would likely be closed per TDOT suggestion.