Media Advisory: Walking Horse & Eastern Railroad Overpass Ribbon Cutting

NASHVILLE - Representatives from the Tennessee Department of Transportation will join state and local leaders in Shelbyville on Tuesday, September 30 to celebrate the completion of a new railroad overpass located along the future Shelbyville Bypass corridor.  The overpass will create a safer environment for motorists by eliminating an at-grade railroad crossing once the bypass is constructed.

 

Tuesday's event will begin at 10:00 AM on Railroad Avenue just east of Stanley Boulevard.  The event will last approximately 30 minutes. Attendees are encouraged to park along Railroad Avenue.

 

Who:              TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely

                       TDOT Chief Engineer Paul Degges

                       Representative Curt Cobb

                       Senator Jim Tracy

                       Bedford County Mayor Eugene Ray          

                       

 

What:             Walking Horse & Eastern Railroad Overpass Ribbon Cutting

 

 

When:            Tuesday, September 30, 2008

                        10:00 a.m.

 

 

Where:          Railroad Avenue east of Stanley Boulevard