Improvements Coming to Franklin Road and Harding Place/Battery Lane Intersection

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will begin work on a project to improve the intersection at U.S. 31/State Route 6 (Franklin Road) and State Route 255 (Harding Place/Battery Lane) starting this Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

The project scope includes extending the existing left turn lane on Battery Lane and adding additional left turn lanes on Harding Place and the north side of Franklin Road.

Temporary lane closures for the project will be done at night between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. There will also be long term lane closures at various project stages to accommodate the required widening work.

The contract completion date is April 30, 2018. The contract was awarded to Sessions Paving Company, who had the low bid of $1,465,105.35.

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In 2016, the Tennessee Department of Transportation lost three workers in the line of duty. All three were struck by passing motorists. Those tragedies bring the total number of TDOT lives lost to 112. We don’t want to lose another member of our TDOT family. We’re asking you to WORK WITH US. Click on the WORK WITH US logo to learn more.

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