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A major widening project was completed last summer between the S.R. 840 and Medical Center Parkway exits, and the section between Highways 96 and 231 will be widened next year. the transportation lifeline of the said Joseph Aydelott, the city planning director who has worked in Murfreesboro planning since 1984. can assure you, without an interstate, the growth we have The roadway brings in truckloads of retail goods, serves commuters who drive to Nashville daily and serves MTSU students who come in from all directions, he added. Major interstates impact an area in three major ways they spur job growth, they allow the transportation of more goods and they alter housing patterns, MTSU economics professor David Penn said.

Rutherford County a mix of the three a major concentration of manufacturers, a major concentration of he said. have rapid growth in housing facilitated by the interstate. not an easy commute on the interstate right Penn said. certainly facilitated urban Larger manufacturers and wholesalers such as Nissan and Ingram Publishing tend to be within 20 or 30 minutes of a major roadway, Penn added. Companies like those have good access to the interstate in Rutherford County, but he said this is an issue in rapidly growing Maury County.

the Mid-South, the largest concentrations of manufacturers have been within a county or two of one or two things: interstate highway or Penn said. you plot the highways, and you plot the rivers, you can plot where the concentrations of manufacturers Residential and commercial development tends to be concentrated around major roadways, Penn said, especially in Murfreesboro, where developments like the Oaks Shopping Center are popping up near the new interchange. city has grown beyond the capacity of the town square to handle the economic Aydelott said, before pointing out that economic centers do not always exist near an interstate. Housing developments tend to rise near interstates, and especially true for the unincorporated areas Almaville, Blackman and Christiana, according to county planning director John Davis. of what we get is in proximity to I-24 and he said.

If fuel prices continue to rise, all types of development could become even more centered around major roadways, Penn said, although that would happen over a long period of time. of the things I wonder about is, over the long run, what these high transportation fuel prices will do to community patterns and development farther and farther away from the central he said. would (cause) building closer to where we Interstate 24 is transportation lifeline Roadway affects area in 3 ways, professor says BILLY KINGSLEY STAFF A new exit has opened at Interstate 24 and Manson Pike. can assure you, without an interstate, the growth we have Joseph Aydelott, Murfreesboro planning director the needs of bulging Central Middle School and Lascassas School by opening Seigel Middle School, the first of a planned two-school complex on the north side of Murfreesboro. Tom Delbridge III serves as head of the Seigel Cavaliers, 1,067 of whom are students and 80, teachers.

The school, which cost nearly $11.5 million to build, offers a technology-friendly media center, 700- seat auditorium, art and music spaces, a cafeteria and an athletic wing with a gymnasium, weight room, team locker room and physical education locker room. Each of the new middle schools built since 2000 share the same building design as this state-of-the- art and award-winning school, Evans said. The county elected to use a similar design save on architectural Evans said. Only slight modifications were made to suit the topography of the individual sites, Evans said. Also opened in 2001 were Blackman Elementary and Wilson Elementary.

Like the middle schools, all new county elementary schools were built with a similar design and amenities. Blackman Elementary relieved crowding from elementary schools in Smyrna and Murfreesboro. Called the Intellectual Sparks, Blackman Elementary students number 993 and are taught by 64 teachers. Wilson Elementary opened to address the needs of the Walter Hill area of the county. John Dinkins leads the 600 students and 52 teachers known as the Spartans.

The next year, Blackman High and Elementary were joined by Blackman Middle School, home of the Flames. Blackman Middle enrollment stands at 956, and it employ 66 teachers. Also opened in 2002 was Rock Springs Middle School, home of the Knights. This middle school, located on Rock Springs Road in Smyrna, was intended to lighten the load at Smyrna Middle School and Roy Waldron School. Pat Essary serves as principal to 906 students and 61 teachers.

In 2003 the county opened two more schools Seigel High School and Christiana Middle School. Seigel High School took overflow from Oakland High School. Christiana Middle School addressed overcrowding at Eagleville and Buchanan Schools. The Seigel High Stars are made up of 1,810 students and 120 teachers. Their principal, Ken Nolan, keeps this $18 million high school running smoothly.

With the opening of school, the Seigel campus is now complete. Located in Christiana, a small town in the southern reaches of the county, is Christiana Middle School headed by John Ash. His 860 students and 60 teachers are proud to be called the Christiana Cougars. In time for the 2004-05 school year, Rutherford County addressed growth in the northern sector of the county by opening La Vergne Middle School on Stones River Road. Principal Dirk Ash presides over 950 students and 60 teachers.

Their mascot is the Hawk. The newest school comes under the jurisdiction of Murfreesboro City Schools and is named Scales Elementary. Though located just around the corner from Cason Lane Academy, the school has an enrollment of 800 students and employs 60 teachers. The principal of the Scales Super Stars is Catherine Stephens. The city of Murfreesboro spent $12 million building the school, Murfreesboro City School finance employee Faye Simmons said.

FROM PAGE 9 Schools: City and county continue growth plan Seigel Middle School offers a technology- friendly media center, 700-seat auditorium, art and music spaces, a cafeteria and an athletic wing with a gym, weight room and locker rooms..