The Greeneville Municipal Planning Commission met yesterday morning and received an update on various projects from Planning Director Randy Davenport.
Davenport met with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and town officials for a much needed meeting to discuss projects and repairs within the town. One project discussed was the bridge over Snapps Ferry Road. He said repair work would be needed on the bridge which would require a lane closure.
Another project is on Main Street and would be managed by TDOT. A preliminary investigation was done on the bridge which showed repairs are needed. Davenport said the states intent is to repave Main Street all the way from the Asheville Highway intersection more or less, to North Main Street and out onto 11-E. TDOT hired an engineering company who will work on a survey. They plan on completing the survey and then starting design work for the Main Street Project, but Davenport will update the commission on that progress.
According to Davenport costs are uncertain at the moment as there could be more issues discovered as the project continues. Davenport said the state wants to do this project in conjunction with with the sidewalk project. That could cause a delay for at least another year and he said he would provide an update in the future with costs and other information.
The Newport Highway project was discussed briefly at the meeting and Davenport said the towns desire is to do a 4 Lane Highway, but that is still further down the road. The Depot Street project is getting closer and closer to being completed. All utilities have been installed and Davenport says it could be done by the middle or end of summer.
The Crowfoot Alley project is progressing and Davenport says progress should be seen soon as far as paving. He shared with planning commission that there is still tremendous amount of interest in Greeneville. He said they receive many calls, especially from people out of state who have questions and want more information about Greeneville.
There have been plenty discussions recently in regards to the growth in town which has raised concerns in regards to traffic concerns. Not including the shortage of housing. Even Davenport says Greeneville is running out of land. That includes buildable lots and he thinks the town should consider annexing more land. Davenport said everyone should start looking down the road whether that’s 5, 10 or 15 years down the line, and start thinking of a plan beginning now.
