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TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS

Middle Branch Meets in Nashville By Rocky Robinson

41 Intersection Upgrades Phillip Jones, Kenny McDonald with Stansell Electric Co., Cody Osborne, Bobby Gaines Vice President with
Using Federal TIGER Stansell Electric Co.
Funding
Federal TIGER grant and local funding. more signals and crosswalks. Additionally,
The Middle Branch held their fourth While not every intersection will receive much of the overhead traffic signal wiring
and final quarterly meeting on December all proposed amenities, the goals of the will be moved underground. When
13, 2017. The meeting was widely project are to improve the overall corridor, finished, many of the intersections along
attended by more than 40 members and from Charles E. Davis Boulevard near the corridor will have been upgraded to
guests from surrounding municipalities. downtown Nashville to Bell Road at better accommodate automobile, bus, and
The Middle Branch Director Cody Hickory Hollow Lane in Antioch. When pedestrian use.
Osborne emceed the luncheon at Stansell complete, Nashvillians will be able to
Electric Company in Nashville. The move more easily along the Murfreesboro The Middle Branch would like to send
luncheon was sponsored by Stansell corridor, which has historically been a special thank you to Vice President
Electric Company and held at their plagued by congestion. Commuters will of Stansell Electric Bobby Gaines
250,000 sq. ft. corporate headquarters experience improved travel times, greater and Senior Projects Manager Kenny
located just outside of downtown bus on-time performance, improved McDonald for hosting and sponsoring
Nashville. traffic flow, and pedestrian amenities a wonderful lunch and learn session,
such as increased sidewalk connections which was very informative and also gave
The meeting started with Osborne to transit stops, ADA accessibility, and the association and its members a great
giving both local and national networking opportunity.
association updates. Osborne then
turned the meeting over to the Young
Professional Committee Chair, JD Lane.
Lane gave an encouraging talk about
reaching out to all young professionals
within your administration or within
your organization to not only help grow
the TCAPWA, but also to help create the
path to future success and association
growth. Lane then turned the meeting
over to the speaker and host, Senior
Projects Manager with Stansell Electric
Company, Kenny McDonald.

McDonald gave an informative
presentation on the new Bus Rapid
Transit Project along the Murfreesboro
Road corridor. Over the next two years,
Metro Nashville Public Works, Metro
ITS, Stansell Electric, and Nashville
MTA will work together to upgrade 41
intersections along the corridor using a

FOUR BRANCHES of TCAPWA

UPPER EAST
BRANCH

LOWER EAST
BRANCH

WEST MIDDLE
BRANCH BRANCH

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