Morgan County Highway Department received its very first Success Story Award from TCSA for their dedication to their Bridge Maintenance Program.

Joe Miller worked with the Morgan County Correctional Complex to implement the Bridge Maintenance Program. Joe has 5 employees trained to run a small crew of inmates ranging from two to four at any given time.

One of our trained personnel will go out with our crew from MCCX and work to clean in and around all 81 inspected bridges along with our low water crossings and guardrail.

The county celebrated the official opening of the composite bridge with a ceremony in May 2021, marking the end of a 2-year process. Networking at conferences like TCSA's Fall Conference and Trade Show can pay big dividends. Just ask Joe Miller, Highway Superintendent in Morgan County. Conversations and relationships built at past county meetings between Miller and Tim Jennings helped Morgan County find a modern solution to replacing a damaged, decades-old concrete bridge.

January 2023

The Morgan County Highway Superintendent, Joe Miller, along with partner organizations including the UT County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS), Tennessee County Highway Officials Association (TCHOA), Tennessee County Services Association (TCSA), and the Tennessee Emergency Management Association (TEMA), hosted a networking-meets-informational day for highway administrators across the region. The day was packed with information and the opportunity for county highway administrative assistants to find solutions for common issues facing the area.

Morgan County has a vision to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on all roadways throughout the county. This aligns with the State of Tennessee’s commitment to the Towards Zero Deaths (TZD) initiative, which is a highway safety strategy dedicated to eliminating deaths and serious injuries on the nation’s roadways. The TZD initiative adheres with “Vision Zero” which was a concept introduced in Sweden in 1997 and has since been adopted by numerous transportation agencies worldwide. These initiatives employ education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency response efforts to lessen both the frequency and severity of crashes on roadways.