Regional Transportation Planning and I-65 Corridor Studies
Summary
Commissioner Rick Lundgren pushed hard on whether Brentwood should keep approving neighborhoods while planned road projects (Wilson Pike, Old Smyrna Road, an I-65 interchange) go unbuilt. Staff countered that the city deliberately doesn't widen roads to five lanes, that state roads need TDOT action, and that the 2040 plan and a traffic demand model are in the works. No resolution was reached — Lundgren plans to raise it Monday.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 29, 2026.
Impact analysis
Widening projects like Wilson Pike are described as cost-prohibitive for the city because of right-of-way costs, and state matching funds for I-65 interchange projects were recently eliminated.
Residents on overburdened arterials would benefit if thoroughfare projects get executed; some residents near new connector streets worry about cut-through traffic instead.
Residents along Sunset Road, Beech Grove Road, and Sweetwater Drive fear a big jump in cut-through traffic if the new subdivision connections open.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning Commission Briefing — October 29, 2026
Commissioner Rick Lundgren pushed hard on whether Brentwood should keep approving neighborhoods while planned road projects (Wilson Pike, Old Smyrna Road, an I-65 interchange) go unbuilt. Staff countered that the city deliberately doesn't widen roads to five lanes, that state roads need TDOT action, and that the 2040 plan and a traffic demand model are in the works. No resolution was reached — Lundgren plans to raise it Monday.
City Commission Briefing — June 18, 2026
City leaders received a briefing on how regional transportation planning works and discussed upcoming state studies on I-65 choice lanes and local interchanges like Moore's Lane.
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