Meeting to address highway questions
A design public hearing to discuss the proposed improvements of Highway 70S between McMinnville and Centertown will be held by the Tennessee Department of Transportation later this month at Centertown Elementary School.
The portion of the highway in question extends from State Route 287 in Centertown to the interchange at the McMinnville bypass. This includes two traffic lanes and a median in the portion between Centertown and Spring Valley Rd. The portion between Spring Valley Rd. and the bypass includes two traffic lanes, a center turn lane and side walks. In all, the entire project length is 6.8 miles.
The public hearing will be held “open house” style. There will be no formal presentation made by TDOT. Representatives of the department will be on hand to answer any questions and provide information about the location, major design features, relocation assistance, tentative schedules for right of way acquisition and construction, and other matters related to the project.
TDOT invites the public to attend the hearing, to ask questions and to make their opinions known concerning the need for this highway project.
The meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. July 23 inside the cafeteria at Centertown Elementary School. Interested citizens may come at any time within the two-hour time frame.
Also, written statements and other exhibits pertaining to the project may be submitted to Project Committee, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Suite 700, James K. Polk Building, 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tenn., 37243-0332.