CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Long-planned improvements to Tylertown Road have been held up by complications that made the project more expensive, paired with cuts to funding in the FY 2026-27 City of Clarksville budget.
The proposal calls for widening Tylertown Road from Trenton Road to the city limits just past Oakland Road, and Oakland will be widened from Tylertown Road to Spring Creek. The project just northeast of Exit 1 will cover about 3 miles of roadway.
The City of Clarksville said this week that with the reduction in anticipated revenues for FY 2026-27, some modifications were required to the original design, and a phased approach that will delay streetlights and sidewalks.
“Ultimately it was decided to break phase 1 of the project into two parts, with the road construction being first, and all sidewalks, streetlighting, and other key features being separated into a future phase,” said the City of Clarksville.
Early project delays, project separated into two parts
In their full statement, the City of Clarksville said earlier in the Tylertown Road construction process, the contractor, Byard Construction, noted poor soil conditions that were not reflected in the design documents. The city said this led to early overages in the amount of excavation and aggregate (rock) needed to proceed…