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Speed limit(s) on west Oak Ridge Turnpike
Construction has been going on so long, it's hard to remember when it started. As Friday’s paper reported, City Council has been asked to approve new speed limits for west Oak Ridge Turnpike (SR 95) —...
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Who recommended the Turnpike speed limits?
New permanent signs will be a welcome change from orange cones.I was out of town for a couple of days, and I’m catching up with news. WATE-TV reported that the Tennessee Dept of Transportation didn’t...
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Turnpike speed limits again
They’re back (west Oak Ridge Turnpike speed limits, that is)! The Traffic Safety Advisory Board (TSAB) discusses them at its meeting Tuesday evening at 7 pm. The city engineer has conducted motorist...
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TSAB wants to stick with TDOT’s speed limits
The Traffic Safety Advisory Board held a long and thoughtful discussion of the west Turnpike speed limits, deciding to recommend sticking with the TDOT limits, but continue to monitor the situation....
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Traffic cameras in Oak Ridge — again
One of the thorniest issues that City Council faced in my 5+ years is back. On Monday, Council decides whether to renew the contract with Redflex (possibly in new form), whether to cancel it, and...
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