MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — As Murfreesboro continues to grow, so does traffic on Medical Center Parkway, one of the city’s busiest thoroughfares.
On Thursday night, City Council approved the next phase of widening for Medical Center Parkway.
Traffic congestion is one of the top complaints Murfreesboro Councilman Shawn Wright hears. As a city native, it’s something he’s well aware of.
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“I would get to where I wouldn’t even drive down Medical Center it if was anywhere close to 5 o’clock because you were just going to sit there. Especially at Christmas time when you’re going to the Avenue and you’re going, ‘I’ve got to go Christmas shopping, but I don’t want to drive on Medical Center Parkway because it’s a parking lot,’” Wright said…