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Metro Government has received $1.5 million in federal money to help improve traffic flow on Charlotte Avenue. The funding comes about a month after the Metro Council adopted a new transportation plan for the city.
Nashville was one of 10 U.S. cities to receive a grant for advanced transportation and congestion management technology. With the grant, Metro will design a project to use smart-city technology — such as sensors and modernized traffic signals — to keep buses, cars and trucks moving more steadily than otherwise.
The project will benefit an estimated 16,000 residents and 88,000 workers located within a half-mile of the Charlotte Avenue corridor. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has committed $1 million in state funding for the project, and an additional $500,000 is already included in Metro Public Works’ capital spending plan.