CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A new temporary traffic signal is being installed at Spring Creek Parkway and Trenton Road on Tuesday, which is expected to cause traffic delays throughout the afternoon in northeast Clarksville.
According to a City of Clarksville news release, once CDE poles have been set, the Street Department will then finish work on the temporary traffic signalization. Work over the project began at 9 a.m. and is expected to be wrapped up around 2 p.m., weather permitting. The news comes with Phase 1 of the Spring Creek Parkway development nearing completion with construction costs expected to finish near $13 million.
Spring Creek Parkway
The road project will run from the intersection of Trenton and Kennedy Road to Wilma Rudolph Boulevard, then to Ted Crozier Boulevard. This new corridor is expected to drastically reduce traffic off of those state highways, as well as Ted Crozier and Interstate 24, according to the news release.
Following the completion of Phase 1, which is expected to be substantially completed by the end of the calendar year, Phase 2 is set to bid in February 2025, according to previous reports.
Phase 2 will include building a bridge over Spring Creek, then connecting the terminus of the existing phase with Wilma Rudolph Boulevard. Once complete, drivers will have a clear path from Trenton Road to Wilma Rudolph. Phase 2 is expected to cost around $30 million.
“Within the context of our broader, Citywide Transportation 2020+ master plan, and its specific set of vehicular and pedestrian safety improvements, we are particularly excited about the role that Spring Creek Parkway will play,” said Mayor Joe Pitts.
“A measure of patience now, will get us to a point where travel in that area of our community will be much improved, and we look forward to that,” he said.
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