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May 2025

Archives for May 2025

Owens and Childers open a traffic control module on a street corner.
Owens and Childers open a traffic control module on a street corner.

Have you ever wondered how traffic signals work? Here’s a look behind the scenes.

May 28, 2025

There are 91 traffic signals in Knox County with more on the way. Have you ever wondered how those lights know when to change and who makes sure they work? In part, it’s up to Assistant Traffic Engineer Grady Owen, who was trained by CTR’s Tennessee Transportation Assistance Program. “Every person and everything to get […]

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Transportation NetworkGrowth Opportunity Initiative written over images of knoxville and chattanooga
Transportation NetworkGrowth Opportunity Initiative written over images of knoxville and chattanooga

TNECD Announces an Additional $1 Million in Funding through the Transportation Network Growth Opportunity Initiative

May 21, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) announced that $1 million will be awarded to two collaborative teams through the Transportation Network Growth Opportunity (TNGO) initiative. Today’s announcement marks the fifth and sixth of eight total recipients, receiving grants through the second round of TNGO funding. TNGO, which has received a […]

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kevin heaslip poses with the two award winners
kevin heaslip poses with the two award winners

Davis, Rewalt Named UTC Outstanding Students of the Year

May 14, 2025

Matthew Davis and Allison Rewalt were both honored at the 34th annual University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program’s Outstanding Student of the Year Awards ceremony in January in Washington D.C. Davis, a doctoral graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was named Outstanding Student of the Year by the Center for Regional and Rural Connected […]

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