Unearthing Murfreesboro’s hidden stream

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Construction crews in Murfreesboro will soon begin unearthing some of the city’s hidden beauty as they begin work on the Town Creek daylighting project.

So far, city leaders have purchased properties along Northwest Broad Street, which have been bulldozed to make way for the project. Next, crews will work to uncover the natural stream that runs underneath the road, which is currently part of an aging culvert system that dates back to the 1950s.

APRIL: Murfreesboro bringing Town Creek back from underground

City leaders knew they needed to do something with the aging infrastructure after a portion of it failed.

“It gave us an opportunity to look at the future of Town Creek, and in reviewing that future, we tossed out the idea of daylighting Town Creek and returning it to its natural condition through the Bottoms,” Sam Huddleston, assistant city manager for the City of Murfreesboro, said. “And today we’re seeing those initial discussions from 2008 actually become a project.”

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