North Main Street

Wheel hop damage: Rippled street to be repaired (04/10/12)
If you regularly travel through the intersection at U.S. 231 (North Main Street) and Madison Street, you have likely noticed a spot that feels like you are no longer on a paved road. According to Shelbyville's public works director, the area in question isn't a pothole, but it is causing what officials call a "ripple effect." The city is planning on getting it corrected sometime this year...

New motel to break ground (03/20/12)
After a four-year wait, groundbreaking is set to begin for Shelbyville's newest motel. March 29 is the day that shovels will go officially into the ground for Microtel at 1207 N. Main St., next to the Huddle House. According to city building official Scotty Farrar, a building permit was granted for the site Monday after owner Dennis Young and John Robinson of RCO Construction requested permits, saying that the city had all the documentation needed for the project on file...

Right of way marked for North Main widening project (11/04/11)
Brighly colored stakes in the ground along the east side of North Main Street show where the right-of-way is to be for widening anticipated to begin sometime during fiscal year 2013-2014. The right-of-way consists of 8 to 10 feet of property and impacts 48 tracts. A center turn lane will be added from Madison Street to north of Rolling Road at Lowe's, where an existing turn lane begins. (T-G Photo by Brian Mosely)

North Main work gets council nod (09/06/11)
The widening of North Main Street will move one step closer to reality Thursday as the city council is slated to approve a set of plans for the project. Plans showing the right-of-way and construction details of the project were recently received by the city and have been placed on the agenda for the council's approval...

State spending cuts may affect city (08/25/11)
Federal spending cuts called for under the recent debt ceiling agreement could have an trickle-down impact on Shelbyville and its residents in the long term. Last week, Tennessee Finance Commissioner Mark Emkes told state agency heads to come up with a plan for how they would deal with losing up to 30 percent of their federal funding as a result of congressional spending cuts...

Main squeeze: Repairs slow N. Main traffic to crawl (08/02/11)
Traffic on North Main Street was backed up for a good part of the day Monday as crews from Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewer worked to fill a hole caused by a broken water main. But while repairs were well underway, it will be later in the week before the busy thoroughfare returns to normal...

Signs of the times (06/26/11)
Tennessee's senators have drafted legislation in an attempt to stop a federal "unfunded mandate" requiring local governments to replace road signs to provide better visibility. But Shelbyville has been replacing them since 2008 at a cost of $65,000, and the city's public works director wonders if they can recoup the funds already spent...

Wider N. Main, new 130 bridge in state's plans (04/29/11)
Shelbyville motorists will be able to say goodbye to traffic headaches after TDOT announced the widening of North Main Street is scheduled to start during fiscal year 2013-2014. TDOT released the state's three-year transportation program on Thursday, which also included the replacement of the Duck River bridge on State Route 130 (Old Tullahoma Highway) in the upcoming 2011-2012 fiscal year...

Quake shakes up CKNA production (04/14/11)
Japan's March 11 earthquake has forced adjustments at Nissan parts supplier CalsonicKansei North America, which has plants in Shelbyville and Lewisburg. Workers will soon be supplying parts for five more vehicles....

Council approves N. Main land buys (11/11/10)
Shelbyville's city council gave its approval to state right-of-way acquisition for the widening of North Main Street. The city was informed last week that the Tennessee Department of Transportation was ready to begin the taking of property and needed council approval to do so...

State plans N. Main land buys (11/07/10)
Shelbyville's city council will vote Tuesday on whether to give the OK to the final step in widening North Main Street -- namely right-of-way acquisition for the project. But according to a state spokesperson, the project is not yet funded for construction...

Citywide water main breaks keep utility crews busy (01/12/10)
Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System has all but two water leaks repaired after a wild week of winter weather that resulted in 15 water line breaks and the replacement of 60 water meters due to freezing. One of the two leaks still being tracked down is in a 14-inch water main right beside the power system offices on South Main Street, according to General Manager David Crowell. The other is a two-inch water line on Hickory Drive...

Inspector gives all clear for buildings near demolition site (09/08/09)
Shelbyville's building inspector has found everything is all right on the east side of the square as far as structural integrity goes after a citizen expressed concern about the status of aging buildings. According to the city manager, officials hope to take a look at other structures on and around the public square to see how they are holding up...

Copper taken from underneath home (04/24/08)
An estimated $2,500 worth of copper wiring was stolen between April 16 and Monday from a home under construction in Valley View Estates subdivision on Red Hill Road in Normandy. Builder John Morton told the Bedford County Sheriff's Department the wiring was taken from underneath the home...

Funding cuts could threaten bypass project (03/21/08)
It's too early to tell whether a rescission of $66.3 million in federal funding to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) would impact Bedford County, according to Sen. Jim Tracy. But Tracy stated that he would "work like crazy" to keep projects like the Shelbyville bypass from dropping off TDOT's list of priority projects...

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