News about Murfreesboro Transportation with Murfreesboro's Transportation Director Jim Kerr and Engineering Department’s Project Coordinator Joe Ehleben:
- State has approved plans and funda to expand Thompson Lane to 5-lanes from Broad Street to Memorial Blvd. This will also include traffic signaling at Leanna Rd., Siegel Rd., and Regenwood Dr.
- Details on final stages of Salem Highway improvements.
- Expansion and extension of Cherry Lane to I-840 with a major connection to the interstate with hotels as well as roadways parallel to I-840 in that area that could be described as "Gateway style developments".
- Discussion of the bridge going over I-24 and connecting the massive upscale housing development in the area around River Rock Crossing and River Rock Blvd.
- Keystone Project is moving forward and the daylighting of Town Creek is underway with an 18-month completion window.
- Murfreesboro Transportation's new hub for busses is nearing completion. This facility will be used by Murfreesboro Transportation's buses, Metro Nashville's We-Go buses, and Greyhound buses. It will have a spacious and modern waiting room for customers.
