NDOT gets ready to roll out pilot program in downtown Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Preventing deadly incidents before they happen — that’s the goal of the Nashville Department of Transportation.

On Thursday, leaders discussed a pilot program that would install raptor bollards on Broadway to enhance safety and control vehicle access.

“We’ve got a massive amount of pedestrian traffic here in Nashville,” said Jacob Kupin, Metro Councilmember for District 19.

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NDOT plans to install raptor bollards along Fifth Avenue and Broadway. It’s technology that can prevent tragedies like the terror attack in that occurred in New Orleans on Jan. 1, where a man drove into a crowd, killing 14 people and hurting dozens…

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