Bypass

Bypass, sheriff's woes among Top 10 stories (12/29/11)
The opening of a long-awaited, long-requested bypass around Shelbyville was cause for celebration in August but soon became cause for concern. That bypass, and the legal troubles of Bedford County Sheriff Randall Boyce, are the next two entries in a countdown of the year's top local stories as determined by a poll of the Times-Gazette staff...

State studies bypass safety (12/04/11)
Brian Hurst, manager of the Tennessee Department of Transportation's Safety Office, points out to State Rep. Pat Marsh, lef and Shelbyville Assistant Police Chief Mike Rogers where safety-related improvements could be made to the intersection of Fairfield Pike and the new Bypass (State Route 437). Possible solutions include rumble strips, signs on the bypass warning of upcoming intersections, flashing warning signs and other methods, with bid to be let by spring. Eight crashes have occurred at Fairfield Pike and Railroad Avenue, with one fatality and four with incapacitating injuries, TDOT said. (T-G Photo by Brian Mosely)

State safety study ahead for bypass (11/18/11)
The state's transportation department will conduct a safety audit of the Shelbyville bypass following concerns expressed from local officials. Shelbyville city manager Jay Johnson said he and State Sen. Jim Tracy have spoken to TDOT, and the state has agreed to conduct the audit for the bypass, also known as State Route 437...

Safer bypass sought (11/08/11)
Local officials are asking for help from the state to make the new Shelbyville Bypass safer for motorists following a number of accidents, including one fatality. Last week, State Sen. Jim Tracy, who is chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, expressed his concerns to city manager Jay Johnson about the safety of intersections crossing the newly opened State Route 437...

New bypass needs immediate changes (11/06/11)
It was only a matter of time before a fatal accident occurred at one of two poorly-engineered intersections on the new Shelbyville bypass. Driver error is cited as a major factor in the Oct. 22 wreck at State Route 487's (the official designation of the bypass) intersection with Railroad Road east of Shelbyville. Regardless, this intersection and the northern end of the bypass at U.S. 231 North have already become traffic trouble spots...

City looks closely at bypass future (08/31/11)
Now that the new Shelbyville bypass is completed, will the city annex it? City manager Jay Johnson told the city council Tuesday night many have asked what kind of development the city will see in that area now that State Highway 437 is completed. Opened to the public two weeks ago, the new highway runs from the overpass at U.S. 231 North to U.S. 41A South toward Tullahoma...

Bypass opens to traffic (08/18/11)
A ribbon-cutting was held Wednesday afternoon for the new Shelbyville bypass, State Route 437, which is now open for use. "We know this is an important part of your growth in this community," said Tennessee Commissioner of Transportation John Schroer, who spoke to a crowd of attendees at the ceremony...

Signs of progress for the bypass (08/03/11)
About two weeks of paving are left to be done on the long-awaited State Highway 437 (Shelbyville Bypass), according to B.J. Doughty, Public Information Manager for TDOT. Doughty estimates that work may be completed by Aug. 15. She told the T-G that as large projects such as this go down to the wire, it's difficult to give the exact dates for opening. (T-G Photo by Brian Mosely)

Stop signs being posted on State Route 64 (07/18/11)
Stop signs are being erected today, Monday, on State Route 64 (Wartrace Pike) where it intersects the soon-to-open Shelbyville bypass, State Route 437. Portable electronic message signs are also being placed to alert motorists to the newly-posted stop signs...

Bypass is almost ready (07/07/11)
There should be minimal impacts to traffic as the finishing touches are being applied to the long-awaited Shelbyville bypass, according to a Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesperson. Meanwhile, work on U.S. 41A in southern Bedford County is on schedule to be finished by fall of next year...

City may ask state for Railroad Avenue funding (05/10/11)
Shelbyville's city council may be asking the Tennessee Department of Transportation for assistance later this week in completing an industrial access highway for Newell Rubbermaid. City manager Michael Dill said that he attended a recent meeting with TDOT, Bedford Railroad Authority, State Sen. Jim Tracy and Jim Cunningham of Newell Rubbermaid at TDOT headquarters in Nashville to discuss improvements to Railroad Avenue from the plant to the new bypass scheduled for completion in July...

Bypass paving awaits sunshine (05/04/11)
A children's rhyme has become Tommy Wright's personal motto as he struggles to complete work on the Shelbyville bypass. "All I can say is, 'Rain, rain, go away,'" said Wright, whose company, Wright Paving Co., is the primary contractor on the bypass, officially State Route 437...

Bypass work on schedule despite snow (02/04/11)
Winter weather is expected to slow down road construction projects, and that's accounted for when a project is scheduled. That's why the unusually-snowy winter of 2010-2011 hasn't yet put work on the Shelbyville bypass behind schedule, said Tommy Wright of Fayetteville-based Wright Paving Co., the primary contractor on the bypass...

Bypass paving continues (12/30/10)

Fairfield Pike open (10/27/10)
Law enforcement scanner traffic this morning indicated that Fairfield Pike has, as projected, re-opened to through traffic. The road had been closed for months at its intersection with the new Shelbyville bypass, which is still under construction.

Go! Fairfield Pike to reopen this week (10/24/10)
The section of Fairfield Pike closed since November 2009 due to bypass construction should reopen later this week, according to Tommy Wright of Wright Paving Co., the primary contractor on the bypass. When Fairfield Pike re-opens, its intersection with the bypass will have stop signs, even though there's no cross traffic yet. That's so that drivers on Fairfield Pike can get used to stopping at the intersection, said Wright...

Expect delays as overpass work continues (10/06/10)

Bypass work continues (09/08/10)

Bypass work resumes (06/25/10)

Bypass work will restart this month (04/14/10)
Tennessee Department of Transportation says work should resume on the Shelbyville bypass April 26 following the replacement of a grading subcontractor. B.J. Doughty of TDOT said the change should not have any impact on the bypass's planned completion date next year...

Bypass subcontractor to be replaced (03/09/10)
A grading subcontractor on the Shelbyville bypass, State Route 437, has gone out of business, but a new contractor should be lined up soon and state transportation officials say the change will have no impact on the completion date for the bypass. Callers to the Times-Gazette reported that work on the bypass, which connects U.S. ...

Bypass work blocks roads (01/24/10)
Progress is continuing on the Shelbyville bypass, State Route 437, but a spokesperson from Tennessee Department of Transportation says that a second road closure is planned. TDOT Community Relations Officer B.J. Doughty told the Times-Gazette that Fairfield Pike will remain closed for the next few months as material hauling along that route continues...

Fairfield Pike closed until summer (11/18/09)
Fairfield Pike will not reopen to through traffic until late summer of next year, according to the project supervisor for the Shelbyville Bypass. While many local motorists use the road to travel to Cascade School, Bell Buckle and other parts of the county, they will have to find another way to their destination, according to Melissa Cannon, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) project supervisor for the State Route 437 project...

Detour required for bypass work (11/12/09)

At long last, bypass work begins (09/29/09)
The blue "stimulus" signs are up on U.S. 41-A South, signaling that work is now ongoing on the long-awaited construction of State Route 437 (Shelbyville bypass). Completion is estimated by July 31, 2011, according to B.J. Doughty, community relations officer for the Tennessee Department of Transportation...

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