TDOT to Hold Public Meetings for Nashville Inner Loop Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study

Monday, July 13, 2026 | 02:45pm

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) invites the public to attend upcoming public meetings regarding the Nashville Inner Loop Corridor.

Study limits extend approximately from the Inner Loop to the I-65 interchange (north of downtown Nashville), I-40 from the Inner Loop to State Route (SR) 45 (Old Hickory Boulevard), I-440 from US 431 to I-24/I-40, and I-65 from SR 155 (Thompson Lane) to the Inner Loop (I-24, I-40, I-65). TDOT intends to adopt planning products and recommendations from the PEL Study into future National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) studies, per Title 23 of the U.S. Code (U.S.C.), Part 168.

TDOT will conduct (2) Public Meetings in July to discuss the Nashville Inner Loop PEL Study.

Public Meeting Times and Locations

· Monday, July 20, 2026, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. CT
Tennessee State University – Main Campus (New Residence Hall, FIS Room, Room 1201)
3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37209

· Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. CT
Trevecca Nazarene University
Benson Auditorium, McClurkan Hall
333 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37210

The public meetings will follow an open-house style format, and the content presented will be identical at both events.

The public will have until August 11, 2026, to submit comments. The Study Materials will be available on the study website beginning July 20, 2026. Anyone unable to attend is encouraged to view the Public Meeting materials on the project website: https://buildwithustn.com.

Comments on the Nashville Inner Loop PEL Study will be received through August 11, 2026. They can be submitted via the study website, emailed to NashInnerLoopPEL@publicinput.com, recorded via the PEL Study Hotline at 855-925-2801 (Project Code 10228), or mailed to:

Nashville Inner Loop PEL Study Comments
Tennessee Department of Transportation
William R. Snodgrass – Tennessee Tower
312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., 24^th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0332

Persons with a disability who require aids or services to participate in the hearing may contact TDOT ADA Coordinator Shanna Chevalier no less than 10 days prior to the date of the hearing at Shanna.Chevalier@tn.gov or by phone at (615) 741-0465, TTY (877) 831-0298.