Published: December 19, 2018

THE COLUMBIA DAILY HERALD REPORTS THAT CONSTRUCTION ON WIDENING HIGHWAY 31 THROUGH SPRING HILL AND A PORTION OF THOMPSON'S STATION COULD BEGIN AS SOON AS 2019.  SPRING HILL CITY LEADERS WERE TOLD IN A RECENT MEETING THAT IF THE CITY TURNS OVER THE CONTROL OF THE PROJECT TO THE STATE, THEN WORK COULD BEGIN WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS OF ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT.  THE STATE ALSO TOLD OFFICIALS THAT THEY INTENDED TO HIRE A CONSULTANT FOR THE PROJECT OPPOSED TO DOING THE WORK IN-HOUSE.  THE FIRST PHASE OF THE WORK WOULD BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY WHICH WOULD TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS.  THE PROJECT WOULD SEE HIGHWAY 31 EXPANDED TO FIVE LANES FROM MILES JOHNSON PARKWAY TO BUCKNER ROAD. MEMBERS OF THE SPRING HILL BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN ARE EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THE ISSUE EARLY NEXT YEAR.