There’s almost 1 year left on the seemingly never-ending Tennessee Department of Transportation project that is adding median, curbs, storm sewers, bike lanes, and sidewalks on west Oak Ridge Turnpike. Today comes the news that the traffic light loops were cut at the intersection of Oak Ridge Turnpike and Nebraska Ave. Until this is fixed, the traffic signals there will not respond to traffic, but will cycle on a fixed schedule. Traffic may experience longer wait times until things are fixed.
Seeing the sidewalks that have been installed on the north side of the roadway (east of Louisiana Avenue), I have high hopes for the results of this project — sidewalks in west Oak Ridge will be a nice improvement. However, after more than a year of construction, with almost a year left to go, I am very tired of the project…
