If only everyone could be as quick to act as TDOT

Dear TDOT,
Thank you for your timely response in moving the mountain of asphalt that had been left at the intersection of Nashville Highway and the bypass for some six months.

We’ve waited in line longer to buy groceries than we waited for you to act on this problem once it was brought to your attention. And we realize moving the enormous pile – what was once estimated at 10,000 tons of asphalt – has been no simple task.

At one point we counted around a dozen dumptrucks lined up on Nashville Highway just waiting to make their way to the pile. All this began happening last Thursday, just one day after we published a story indicating the pile was an eyesore.

Again, we applaud the speed of your actions and your desire to listen to the taxpayers of this fine state. Now if only the Warren County Commission would take a few pointers, we’d be in fine shape.

In this day when road construction delays only cause people anger toward the Department of Transportation, we realize a simple thank you is often hard to come by. Folks will call to complain that a road needs work, but very rarely will someone call just to say, “I was driving down the highway and boy was the paving great.”

That’s why we want to say we appreciate your work. Thank you for moving the mountain.
Sincerely,
Southern Standard