There are 15 article(s) tagged Infrastructure:

• October 2022

  • Olive Branch launches up to $25M in projects, including massive repaving

    Olive Branch has a list of improvements it hopes to make such as paving and infrastructure work, improvements that could run up to $25 million.

    By Toni Lepeska October 11, 2022

• February 2022

  • All aboard? Lawmaker says it’s time for Memphis-to-Nashville train

    State Rep. Jason Powell plans to start a new caucus, the Train Travel Caucus, to increase rail infrastructure in Tennessee. 

    By Rob Moore February 23, 2022

• January 2022

  • State identifies $62 billion in infrastructure needs

    Republican state senators question whether everything on the list is truly needed.

    By Ian Round January 27, 2022

• November 2021

  • What Tennessee will get from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill

    Tennessee stands to get billions of dollars to repair roads and bridges, build public transit and broadband and provide clean water after the U.S. House passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Nov. 5.

    By Ian Round November 10, 2021

• August 2021

  • City’s representatives in D.C. differ in reaction to Afghanistan attacks

    Some say the attacks demonstrate the problems in the rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops and a lack of planning.

    By Bill Dries August 26, 2021

  • Hagerty, Blackburn vote against $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure compromise

    Tennessee’s two Republican U.S. Senators telegraphed their “no” votes well ahead of Tuesday’s vote, which was delayed over the weekend by Hagerty.

    By Bill Dries August 11, 2021

• July 2021

  • One cracked bridge. One person fired. A troubling rush to judgment raises major questions about bridge inspections

    More than two months have passed since Monty Frazier’s firing from the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and he’s kept quiet. But now, he’s ready to talk.

    By Matt Stroud July 22, 2021

  • Walking in Memphis: Grants now available for sidewalk repair Downtown

    The board of a Downtown agency approved a matching-grant program that offers commercial property owners up to $5,000 to repair their sidewalks.

    By Tom Bailey July 22, 2021

  • Cohen touts transportation bill while Kustoff pans it as too green

    The Invest in America Act passed Thursday, July 1, in the House on a 221-201 vote.

    By Bill Dries July 01, 2021

• June 2021

  • Infrastructure compromise tests partisan divide

    The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast recaps local political development including the county’s budget season and campaign openings for the 2022 county elections. Also, the partisan divide among area legislators remains in place on voting rights and the infrastructure bill.

    By Bill Dries June 27, 2021

  • Collierville, Bartlett receive smaller amounts via American Rescue Plan

    The suburbs expected more than double the amount they are receiving in federal American Rescue Plan money. Meanwhile, smaller municipalities are receiving more than them.

    By Abigail Warren June 17, 2021

  • Germantown earmarks federal funds for infrastructure

    Germantown is expecting about $10.5 million in American Rescue Plan funds. The money will be invested in infrastructure, with the majority going towards drainage.

    By Abigail Warren June 14, 2021

• January 2020

  • Germantown residents hope outages decrease with MLGW rate hike

    Germantown will benefit from the MLGW rate hike approved this week. J.T. Young says cable repairs are a part of the company's improvement plan.

    By Abigail Warren January 23, 2020

• August 2019

  • Collierville to close Frank Road for pipe repair

    A portion of Frank Road is closing next week for pipe repairs.

    By Abigail Warren August 22, 2019

• May 2019

  • Germantown reviews effects of apartments in community

    Germantown reviews apartment moratorium study results with aldermen in a work session Thursday evening. The study was a part of the suburb's 18-month moratorium, which expires in July.

    By Abigail Warren May 17, 2019