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Tennessee Public Works Magazine
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5 Invest in the APWA Foundation 16 From Podcasts to Videos to In-Person:
Through its four designated direct giving avenues/ United Rental’s Safety Trainings
general fund, the APWA Foundation enables Public Works When the pandemic hit, equipment rental companies
professionals to give back to their profession’s dedication to searched for alternative ways to get construction safety
education, training and awareness as First Responders. training done in a safe but still relevant manner.

6 Polymer Vehicular Bridges: Reinforcing the 18 2021 TCAPWA Scholarship Winners
Country’s Crumbling Infrastructure Tenacity, drive, a motivation to excel and servant leadership…
With approximately 150,000 U.S. bridges in need of these attributes describe both 2021 TCAPWA Scholarship
replacement, one solution may be low-maintenance Winners Shelia White and Tarel Kenneth McClurkin III.
composite bridges like the one recently installed near
Wartburg, the first fiber reinforced polymer vehicular 19 TN Chapter at the TML Conference
deck to be installed on a road in the state. Roundtable sessions, workshops, exhibit booths and
networking events were on the agenda at the TML’s 81st
10 Kingsport’s Miracle Field Receives anniversary conference in Chattanooga.
National APWA Project of the Year
This construction project turned out to be “a breath of fresh 20 West Branch September Gatherings
air” during the pandemic, giving hope during a darker time Nearly 50 Public Works professionals learned about
and increasing the capability to enjoy outdoor sports for pavement preservation at a lunch hosted by the City of
special needs children, wounded warriors and others. Lakeland, then attended a Memphis Redbirds game.

12 Boss Earns Murphy Snoderly Award 22 PW Spotlight: Brad Peters, Town of Greeneville
After 30 years as a City of Knoxville Public Service Worker, Brad Peters reflects on subjects such as the town’s upcoming
Harry Boss is known for both his excellent training $8.2 million Depot Street streetscape and utility project, and
demonstrations of 20+ types of equipment…and for ponders why his family grows vegetables that they don’t eat.
his spot-on timing in telling bad jokes. 24 River Group Reaches 100,000 lbs. Milestone

13 Berge Named Oak Ridge Public Works Director of Trash Removed in 2021
After serving as Oak Ridge Public Works Utility Manager, and Over 500 volunteers have helped Keep the Tennessee River
a half year as Interim Public Works Director, Patrick Berge Beautiful (KTNRB) remove more than 100,000 pounds of
was sworn in this fall as new Public Works Director. trash from the Tennessee River and its tributaries this year.

14 PWX: Stronger Together in St. Louis 26 2021 TPWI Class Schedule
TCAPWA members had a lot to celebrate in St. Louis at this 27 Contributors to this Issue
year’s APWA conference, including the chapter’s continued 28 TPW Equipment Spotlight
success (again!) in winning the national PACE Award for
Chapter Excellence. 30 Local Government Buyers’ Guide

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