State Route 49 (Old Clarksville Hwy)

History and Background

State Route 49 provides connectivity between towns in Stewart, Houston, Dickson, Cheatham, and Robertson Counties. These counties are part of the Greater Nashville Regional Planning Organization (GNRPO). Regional Planning Organizations (RPOs) were recently initiated by the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) Long Range Planning Division in an effort to involve local officials and the public in the long-range planning process. Improvement to a 105-mile segment of State Route 49, from Dover to the Kentucky State line, was initially identified by the Greater Nashville RPO as the region’s top priority. The RPO submitted a request for study to TDOT’s Long Range Planning Division. Following evaluation of geometrics, crash rates, traffic operations, and previously planned improvements, the Long Range Planning Division recognized State Route 49 between State Route 12 Interstate 24 as the priority segment of
independent utility.

The improvement options from the TPR reference three segments of SR 49:
• Segment 1 – State Route 12 to Bear Wallow Road
• Segment 2 – Bear Wallow Road to Old Clarksville Pike
• Segment 3 – Old Clarksville Pike to Interstate 24

Segment 3 was identified as a priority and identified for funding in TDOT’s 10-Year Project Plan.

Segments 1 and 2 are currently not funded for construction.

Public Involvement and Engagement

A design public meeting was held on April 9, 2015

Project Imagery & Visuals

Environment

The D-List Categorical Exclusion was approved by FHWA on October 26, 2011.
Right-of-Way Reevaluation of the environmental document was approved on February 23, 2022.

Key Project Milestones

Transportation Planning Report: August 7, 2008

Design Public Meeting: April 9, 2015