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5 National Public Works Week: May 16-22, 2021
6 LARGE Walls in Difficult Terrain:
Morgan and Roane Counties
Neel-Schaffer walks us through nearly a half decade of
construction work on State Route 29 near Harriman,
detailing the completion of multiple retaining walls in
challenging terrain.
10 Knox County Emergency Bridge Replacement
Thousands of West Knox County motorists now can ease on
down the road after Gresham Smith’s speedy fix to the six-
decades-old Yarnell Road Bridge.
12 Public Works Departments:
When Icy Winds Blow, They Still Go
Three Public Works Directors reflect on how their
departments provided services during and after February’s
“most significant winter storms in the last fifty years” and
agree that “some of the best employees (you could ever ask
for) are in the Public Works field.”
14 Lafayette: New Automated Side Loader
Boosts Public Works’ Efficiency
Lafayette’s new Heil Command-SST™ Automated Side
Loader is all about efficiency and quiet, two attributes highly
valued by the city’s 4400+ residents.
15 Guidelines for Contracting for
Design Professional Services
Sharon Rollins, P.E., Legal and Technical Consulting Manager
of UT Municipal Technical Advisory Service, shares helpful
guidelines for cities or counties requesting architectural
services by proposals (instead of by qualifications.)
16 APWA Virtual NPWW How-To Guide
Follow these ideas and tips to orchestrate and hold this
year’s National Public Works Week safely, virtually, remotely
or variations of the same…themed PW Stronger Together.
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18 Brentwood: Trash Truck Grapple Loader –
Saving Time, Money, Manpower
Brentwood’s two Petersen TL3 Trash Truck Grapple
Loaders have been such gamechangers in improving the
department’s efficiency, they have ordered two more for
delivery this spring.
19 TPWI 2021 Class Schedule Announced
TPWI returns in 2021 with three courses: Public Works
Supervision; Maintenance Technologies for Public Works;
and Construction Inspection. Courses are limited to 15
participants each so register soon to reserve your spot.
20 TCAPWA Member Spotlight on the
City of Lakeland’s Daniel Lovett
We take a moment to shine a spotlight on a TCAPWA
West Branch member whose passion for Public Works
serves not only his community, but his fellow Public Works
professionals, and our organization at all levels.
TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS
22 Call for Murphy Snoderly Award Nominations
23 Upper East Branch
24 Middle Branch
24 West Branch
25 Contributors to this Issue
26 TCAPWA/SWANA Annual Conference Materials
30 Local Government Buyers’ Guide
Cover: Multiple large retaining walls in Morgan and Roane
Counties were constructed despite the challenging terrain.
Photo provided by Neel-Schaffer.