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5 Letter From The President 20 The Lifecycle of a Locate Request

6 Making West Walnut Street a “Place” for All to Be In this edition of “Locator Spotlight” from Tennessee811, we
examine the life of a locate request ticket through the eyes
The City of Johnson City, partnering with LDA Engineering, of a utility locator…from transmittal to utilities, to marking
shares its inspiring vision for the West Walnut Street corridor, intersections, to the all-important documentation phase.
connecting a residential community and thriving university to
a revitalized downtown area…creating bustling businesses, 22 Lost Class Ring Travels Over 900 Miles
markets, entertainment, art, green space and trails. Back to Its Owner

10 Chattanooga Tornado Response Assists Citizens West Tennessee Recycling Hub and Collierville Public
Services worked together to reunite a lost high school class
Massive supercell storms, some packing up to 85 mph ring...missing for 15 years...with its owner...who now lives
winds, hit Chattanooga and Hamilton County on Easter over 900 miles away.
Sunday evening, damaging nearly 3,000 properties. The City
of Chattanooga responded quickly, while working within the 24 MTAS: Finding Money for Public Works Projects
confines of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
A valuable section created by the Municipal Technical
12 Pandemic Work: Pothole Patching to Advisory Service (MTAS) and carried on their website, this
Tennis Court Resurfacing article serves as a guide to financing programs available to
Tennessee’s local governments for water, wastewater, solid
While this spring’s pandemic altered many areas of “life as waste, and other project needs.
we know it,” our Public Works crews statewide stayed busy
with essential services (and additional projects) that needed 25 Contributors to the Issue
attention.
26 Call for Nominations for the 2020 TCAPWA Awards
14 5G Network Installations Underway Across
the State: Can you hear me now? The Awards Committee is seeking nominations from chapter
members and friends for TCAPWA’s 2020 Annual Awards.
Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville already are seeing small
cell installations by 5G carriers, and by state law, the carriers TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS
generally have the right to put their equipment in your 27 Statewide Branch Meeting Held Virtually
municipality…impacting public works and engineering in 27 APWA Virtual Briefing
each locale. 28 2020 TPWI Class Schedule

18 Maximizing Your Pavement Program 29 TPW Equipment Spotlight

Local roadway networks are the lifeblood of our communities, 30 Local Government Buyer’s Guide
yet nationwide, poor roadway conditions are at an all-time
high. A standardized pavement management program is Cover: Making West Walnut Street a “Place” for All to Be provided
needed…now… to keep our system healthy and rolling along. by LDA Engineering.

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