State Extends Traffic Cameras To Better Serve Public

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Drivers in Nashville may soon be able to better chart their commutes before leaving home because there will soon be extra eyes on the road.

The number of Tennessee Department of Transportation cameras covering Davidson county will extend to the county lines in the next couple of years. The first step is already underway. Crews are installing orange and blue fiber optic cables along I-40 through Bellevue now.

The cables will carry the images from the T-DOT cameras to your computer and even NewsChannel 5.

T-DOT cameras will also be expanded along Briley Parkway through the Northwest part of town. Those images will track traffic on that growing stretch of roadway. The total cost of the project phase is $41 million. But the cameras aren't expected to start working until 2010.