LEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) — State officials called for a town hall inside Wilson County’s commission chambers Friday morning to discuss a dangerous stretch of road: Highway 109.
Officials, including the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), and Wilson County’s mayor shared ways they are trying to improve the highway.
“We’re here today to try and find solutions,” state representative Clark Boyd, who led the meeting, said.
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Numerous residents spoke to the need for more traffic lights and a lower speed limit, especially as growth and new developments continue along the highway.
“We shouldn’t have to ask [for changes]” longtime resident, Amy Lane, said. “That’s why I’m so frustrated, because it’s this way all the time…It’s like nobody is listening to anything we say, and then people die, and it’s no big deal.”
Wilson County officials …