Nashville is receiving two federal grants for transportation improvements. Metro Nashville has been awarded $10 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation Grants program to improve Nolensville Pike. WeGo Public Transit will get $1.9 million to enhance bus services on Murfreesboro Pike. These funds are part of the city's Choose How You Move initiative, which focuses on improving road safety and transportation, according to the Metro Nashville.
The Nashville Department of Transportation is working to improve safety on Nolensville Pike with a new project called Leveraging Advanced Data to Deliver Multimodal Safety . This project uses LiDAR technology to track "near-miss" incidents and collects safety data to see how well safety measures are working. The goal is to reduce traffic-related deaths and serious injuries, supporting Nashville’s Vision Zero initiative. Nashville Department of Transportation Director Diana Alarcon is excited about the funding, which will help make the roads safer for everyone, as reported by the Metro Nashville.
WeGo Public Transit is using a grant to improve commuting on Murfreesboro Pike. CEO Steve Bland explains that new technologies, like AI-driven dispatch systems and traffic-adaptive signals, will help make bus services more efficient. This technology will eventually expand to other routes as part of the city's larger transportation plan, the Choose How You Move blueprint. The project is funded by the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation Grants program, supported by $100 million a year from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, as stated by the Metro Nashville.
