Press Release: Nov. 3, 2023

Traffic Advisory for N. Mt. Juliet Road Sunday, Nov. 5

Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) advises caution for motorists on Sunday morning, Nov. 5, as its contractors, Service Electric, are scheduled to work on electrical lines across N. Mt. Juliet Road (SR-171) between Weston Drive and Cedar Drive.

The work will result in the replacement of a span of wire across N. Mt. Juliet Road (SR-171). Work will begin around 6:00 a.m. and is expected to take approximately five to six hours. Motorists are encouraged to consider alternate routes as delays will be common.

Service Electric will work with local police officers to control traffic, allowing the work to be performed as quickly and safely as possible by MTE crews.

In the event of inclement weather, the next proposed date will be Nov.12.

Map of work area.

About Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE)

Founded in 1936, MTE is the largest electric cooperative in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) region and the second largest in the United States, serving more than 750,000 Tennesseans via 330,000+ accounts covering nearly 2,200 square miles in 11 Middle Tennessee counties, primarily Rutherford, Cannon, Williamson and Wilson. Municipalities served include Murfreesboro, Franklin, Brentwood, Smyrna, La Vergne, Lebanon and Mt. Juliet. MTE employs around 530 people in six local offices and its Murfreesboro headquarters.

MTE’s subsidiary, United Communications, is a nationally recognized broadband company with a fiber network spanning more than 3,700 route miles, providing high-speed internet to portions of Williamson, Maury, Rutherford, Marshall, Bedford, Franklin, Wilson and Davidson counties. 