TN SR840 Open as of 11/02/2012 - The Solution to Avoid Nashville Traffic

Now they just need to complete the loop around the topside. More traffic runs from 24/65 from the north side of town the south and the other way around. The new bypass is very nice tho, just hope they do the other side

 

Not if we get Taylor Swift to endorse it LOL

 

Some landowners got screwed over by the state and they had that section tied up in court for over 10 years. The road is a good thing but I can sympathize with those people. When US64 was 4-laned from the exit 127 off I24 to Decherd the state cut our family farm in half in 2 places and pretty much paid nothing for 18 acres of prime farm land.

 

I was through there last week & while it was nice missing nashville going from 24 to 40 i was surprised at how rough the surface was.

 

Your right, the Alto area had the best farming land in the county.

 

Those people were compensated well, some just got greedy. A northern leg would be heaven from me as it would save me loads of headache and time.

 

Some of them with small parcels likely made off like bandits. They agree and settle quickly. Anyone with a significant piece of property likely got a lowball below market value offer in the first place, sort of like how brokers think more miles can pay less per mile. Once the budget is close to exhaustion anyone that didn't settle quick and early gets screwed. In my grandfather's case his was the largest piece of property taken from anyone on that first phase of the new road, for half market value. That's how eminent domain works. Plan the route, come up with a budget to buy the properties, divide up the pie. Some win some lose,ultimately one has no choice but to accept. He was never bitter and actually glad for the progress. It's awful easy for you to say anyone was greedy, you had no skin in the game.

 

Rollin Coal,same thing that happened to your grand-dad happened to us here but everyone thinks folks get ''greedy'' because that's how it get's ''spun''. Truth is,folks don't have much,if any, say in the matter any more,whether they want to sell,or not. Been there and done that,trust me