TDOT has shortlisted three teams to design and build the Marine Drive extension under I‑24 — a key link tied to Oracle’s East Bank campus. The selection advances procurement but raises traffic and schedule questions.

A newly seated, state-appointed MNAA board voted July 6 to withdraw from the city’s lawsuit over a state takeover; Metro’s separate legal challenge continues.

A 52-year-old man was killed after his ATV struck a moving train near Helenwood in Scott County; troopers say he failed to stop at a railroad crossing.