Project To Include

Sidewalks In Area

By AMY ROSE

Staff Writer

A short section of Tusculum Boulevard in front of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center is being widened to help with traffic congestion.

David Martin, director of the Greeneville Public Works Department, said the project to add a center turn lane began Monday and is expected to take two to three weeks to complete.

The work is being done by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and the Public Works Department, Martin said.

The project also includes relocation of the sidewalks that connect the NPAC, which is on the campus of Greeneville High School, to several parking lots in the area.

Martin said he hopes all the sidewalks can be replaced with the widening. He noted that the existing sidewalks were in need of repair.

He explained that the addition of a center turn lane will increase safety by helping the flow of traffic in that area of the boulevard, particularly for motorists trying to turn left into the NPAC.

Martin noted that the portions of Tusculum Boulevard surrounding the project already have a center turning lane.

He said two lanes of traffic will remain open during most of the project, but, at times, motorists will be stopped by flaggers.

The project is being paid for by a $50,000 grant from TDOT, Martin said.