Construction underway on core Hendersonville intersection

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18-03-2025

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Work has started in Hendersonville to improve traffic flow around the growing city.
The TDOT-led project will eventually widen and redesign a core intersection in Hendersonville: Old Shackle Island Road and Walton Ferry Road.
'What you have right now, is you have two offsetting intersections; you pull out of one and you're immediately stopped at the other,' said Hendersonville Mayor Jamie Clary. 'You have two red lights, two traffic signals, within about 50 feet of each other.'
In other words: the intersection of Old Shackle Island Road and Walton Ferry needs improvement, and has for a while.
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In fact, the city's initial public meeting to discuss changing the intersection was in June of 2004.
'It's going to be safer because right now… it's confusing,' said Clary. 'We get a lot of accidents right here, we get a lot of frustration, and we get a lot of back-ups.'
The construction stretches several blocks down both sides of the intersection. The work has many layers, including the needed relocation of power and water lines, which is being done currently.
Of course, businesses and homeowners along the road will be, or already are, impacted by the daily construction and lane closures. What's the Mayor's advice to them?
'Check out our website often, it's being updated by TDOT frequently. They're going to tell you what is coming up, what's happening right now, what the next phases are,' detailed Clary.
When the intersection's transformation is finished, Clary believes it will invite more businesses and property owners to invest in that stretch of Hendersonville, given the improved flow of traffic.
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Pedestrians will also get some perks when the work is completed.
'It's really not the best idea to be walking on both these roads for a good portion of it,' Clary said. 'We'll not only have added lanes and wider lanes, but we'll also have sidewalks going down the whole length of this, north and south.'
This project is expected to be done by May of 2027.
The next big traffic project on the docket for Hendersonville, according to Clary, will be the 'Exit 8' tunnel project, which will improve congestion leading onto Vietnam Veterans Boulevard.
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