(MURFREESBORO) Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) advises caution for Murfreesboro motorists starting Monday, March 4, and possibly continuing through Friday, March 15, as its contractors, Burford Tree, trim trees in the Right-of-Way on the southbound lane of Thompson Lane between Siegel Road and Northwest Broad Street. This work will be done between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., resulting in lane closures as workers trim under the three-phase powerline.

Motorists are encouraged to consider alternate routes as delays are expected. These routes include Siegel Road to Sulphur Springs Road or Siegel Road to Haynes Drive.

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

About MTE

Founded in 1936, Middle Tennessee Electric 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 and other services to portions of Williamson, Rutherford, Maury, Marshall, Bedford, Franklin, Wilson and Davidson counties.