Deaderick Streetscape Improvement Project
Metro Public Works has initiated work to update pedestrian amenities and make other improvements along Deaderick Street between 6th Avenue and 3rd Avenue in downtown Nashville.
Rendering of Deaderick Streetscape Immediate Improvements
Metro’s plan will transform Deaderick Street into a more appealing and functional avenue for the benefit of all downtown pedestrians. Gone are the old MTA bus shelters and rows of severely distressed and dying trees to make way for enhanced streetscape amenities, including repaired sidewalks, new trees, green planting spaces, landscaping and upgraded street and pedestrian safety lighting.
Some of the existing trees on Deaderick Street will remain and be incorporated in the new plan. Trees being removed between 4th and 5th Avenues will be replaced with a combination of new trees and plantings that are better suited for an urban environment. In addition to new trees, new green spaces, such as planting beds and a landscaped median extending the entire length of the corridor, will be created. The Streetscape plan will allow Metro to provide an irrigation system to ensure that the trees and new plantings stay healthy and thrive.
The project also includes new traffic signals and pedestrian signals; new street lights; new pedestrian lights; additional on-street parking; and new paving and striping.
Other sustainable initiatives included in this project are:
Collection of rainwater for planting beds
Recycled concrete will be used for construction
Pervious concrete between the planting beds
Consideration of LED pedestrian lighting
COMMENTS ON THE DEADERICK STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Weekly meetings of the Deaderick Streetscape Project Team are conducted every Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Sandra Fulton Conference Room of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, located at the corner of 6th and Deaderick. An onsite construction office is also located on Deaderick between 4th and 5th Avenues. Citizens who wish to submit information and offer suggestions about the Project may do so at the weekly meeting, or by using the form below.
For more information, contact PW Project Manager, at (615) 880-1678.
Copies of reports and other documents relative to the Deaderick Streetscape Improvement Project are below: