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Rome adds safety improvements at Branham, Grover intersection
Rome officials are moving ahead with some safety improvements at the intersection of Branham Avenue and Grover Street while continuing to study whether additional changes are needed. The discussion comes about a month after a fatal motorcycle crash at the South Rome intersection near Lovejoy Baptist Church. The city received a community petition asking officials to examine the intersection. Felipe Arevalo, a Rome design engineer, presented an analysis of the intersection during the Sept. 9 traffic commission meeting, including whether there should be a four-way stop. No, said Arevalo, because traffic volume at the intersection falls well below the threshold used to warrant one. “In a major road, you need at least 300 cars per hour (for a stop sign), and the daily traffic (on Branham) is 420, so it’s really low,” Arevalo said. Committee members discussed whether a four-way stop could be installed despite the recommendation, but Chris Jenkins, director of public works, cautioned against it, using Summerville Park as an example. “When you did that, then the next road over in Summerville Park said, ‘Hey, can we not have a four-way stop? Y’all did it over here,’ so we did it again over there,” Jenkins said. “So now
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Railroad work this week in Rome
Norfolk Southern will be replacing track this week and conducting maintenance on Glenn Milner Boulevard between Second Avenue and the Rome News-Tribune. Second Avenue will not close, but traffic will see restrictions on Glenn Milner Blvd. The intersection of Glenn Milner and Eighth Avenue will close completely on Friday and remain closed until crews pave it on September 14.
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Railroad work this week in Rome
Norfolk Southern will be replacing track this week and conducting maintenance on Glenn Milner Boulevard between Second Avenue and the Rome News-Tribune. Second Avenue will not close, but traffic will see restrictions on Glenn Milner Blvd. The intersection of Glenn Milner and Eighth Avenue will close completely on Friday and remain closed until crews pave it on September 14.
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Collegedale residents voice safety concerns ahead of gas regulator station construction
COLLEGEDALE , Tenn. — Traffic will move a little slower on Ooltewah-Ringgold Road as it's set to be cut down to just one moving lane in just 8 days. That's because of construction on a new gas regulator station, one that Collegedale residents just across the street are worried might put their safety at risk.
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Glenn Milner Boulevard Traffic Shifts Begin Sept. 9 as Norfolk Southern Replaces Railroad Tracks
Norfolk Southern will be replacing track this week and conducting maintenance on Glenn Milner Boulevard between Second Avenue and the Rome News-Tribune. Second Avenue will not close, but traffic will see restrictions on Glenn Milner Blvd. The intersection of Glenn Milner and Eighth Avenue will close completely on Friday and remain out until crews pave it on September 14.
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Chattanooga riders weigh in on CARTA's $25M rollout
Self-driving shuttles are coming to downtown Chattanooga. Although, there will always be an operator on board. But there's another question to answer before CARTA puts passengers aboard:. Will Chattanoogans actually ride them?. A day after CARTA officially rolled out a $25 million federal grant to begin replacing its aging downtown...
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Chattanooga Locks In $54.5M to Rebuild Wilcox Bridge After 15 Years of Truck Bans
Chattanooga officials gathered Wednesday to formally sign off on a $25 million federal grant that will help fund a full replacement of the aging Wilcox Boulevard Bridge, a 68-year-old span that carries an estimated 18,000 vehicles a day over Norfolk Southern's DeButts Yard. The bridge has been so structurally compromised that heavy vehicles, including Chattanooga Fire Department engines, have been barred from crossing it, forcing emergency crews onto longer detour routes to reach East Chattanooga neighborhoods.
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After years of delays and concerns, new Wilcox Boulevard Bridge set for 2027 construction
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — After years of delays, rising costs and safety concerns from Chattanooga drivers, the replacement of the aging Wilcox Boulevard Bridge now has a construction date. TDOT says work on the new bridge is expected to begin in early 2027. State, city and federal officials gathered Wednesday...
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Road closures, resurfacing and Labor Day checkpoints to hit north Alabama
NORTH ALABAMA (WAFF) - Madison Utilities will close a section of Church Street between Maple and Front streets this morning. That section of road will reopen Thursday. Church Street lane closures continue through Sept. 11. Utility crews will also close one lane on Church Street from now until Sept. 11.