Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) advises caution for Murfreesboro motorists starting Monday, March 4, and possibly continuing through Friday, March 15, as its contractors, Burford Tree, trim trees in the Right-of-Way on the southbound lane of Thompson Lane between Siegel Road and Northwest Broad Street. This work will be done between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.,…
Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers will hold a sobriety checkpoint from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. after the Super Bowl near Roselawn Cemetery on U.S. Highway 41/70 (New Nashville Highway). They will be joined by the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force members from law enforcement agencies throughout the county. Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Shawn Boyd…
Two new traffic signals on NW Broad St. and Veterans Pkwy. will be put into full operation on Wednesday Nov. 8 and Thursday Nov. 9. The new signals are being installed as part of new developments. A new signal at NW Broad St. and Singer Rd/Oswin Dr. was placed on flash mode at 10 a.m….
Two new traffic signals on Veterans Parkway will be put into full operation on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. A new signal at Veterans Parkway and Saint Andrews Dr. near Salem Elementary School and Veterans Parkway and Armstrong Valley Road near Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Station 10 were put into “flash mode” Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at…
Drivers traveling between Murfreesboro and Nashville and back should notice a more reliable commute after the I-24 SMART Corridor was installed. Commissioner Butch Eley of the Tennessee Department of Transportation joined La Vergne Mayor Jason Cole, Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed, Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland and state Rep. Tim Rudd in speaking about the opening…
Show love to your valentine by driving safely Tuesday. The Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force will help you get home safely by having law enforcement officers out reminding drivers to slow down, buckle up and stay focused on the road, said Murfreesboro Police Lt. Greg Walker. “We want to encourage everyone to make it…
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) advises caution for motorists as workers and contractors are scheduled to conduct work on electrical lines across I-24 in Rutherford County at exit 78 in Murfreesboro on Sunday morning, Dec. 4. The work will result in one interstate stoppage and multiple rolling roadblocks beginning at 6 a.m. The duration of the…
The City of Murfreesboro Transportation Department will test out the “Flashing Yellow” turn signal at two intersections along Lytle Street locations in downtown Murfreesboro. The testing of the flashing yellow arrows will be tested in June at the intersections of Maple & Lytle Street next to the Rutherford County Judicial Center and Walnut and Lytle…
UPDATE 2: All lanes of Memorial Blvd. are back open now that police have cleared the scene of a serious crash involving a motorcycle and car. The preliminary investigation shows the car was traveling northbound and attempting to make left turn into the Fifth Third Bank causing the motorcycle rider to slam into it. The…
Expect slower traffic when teams of officers emphasize enforcement of the “Move Over” law, distracted driving and hazardous driving Friday on Interstate 24 and U.S. Highway 41/70 South in Murfreesboro and Smyrna. Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and sheriff’s deputies will concentrate on driving violations from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. from Joe B. Jackson Parkway…