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Congratulations to the 2024 Tennessee Baseball team for driving home the victory! 🎉 Be safe as you join the countless UT fans gathering at 6:15 today in downtown Knoxville to celebrate the Vols' first-ever national baseball championship with a parade on Gay Street.

Railway trainings are essential to ensure the safety and sustainability of the rail industry and its workers. We help to fill this need through rail classes taught by leading rail expert David Clarke. Classes are currently available. ctr.utk.edu/training/railr…

"We'd like to go home to our families just as much as you all would. If you see us, please move over and help us go home just like you want to go home." Speed isn't the top priority, safety is. Please help us keep our team safe! nwzaw.org #myTDOT #NWZAW

Should @StarshipRobots territory expand into downtown Knoxville from the @UTKnoxville campus? See what the @CityKnoxvilleTN thinks here, tinyurl.com/knoxnewsstarsh… , and tell us what you think in the poll below.

Director of CTR, Dr Kevin Heaslip talked with Joe Fryer on @NBCNews this morning about the devastating cargo ship collision with the Francis Scott Bridge in Baltimore, MD. #BreakingNews #Baltimore #BaltimoreBridge #I695 #BaltimoreBridgeCollapse

The City & KCDC have been awarded a $42.6M grant from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation to implement a civic infrastructure plan intended to restore cultural & economic opportunity to communities impacted by mid-1900s urban renewal initiatives. transportation.gov/grants/reconne…

Should the BAC content allowed for driving be lowered from 0.08 to 0.05? The NTSB estimates this change will mean an 11% decline in fatal alcohol-related crashes or 1,700 lives saved annually.

Happy International Women's Day! Women make the world (and CTR) go 'round. Did you know that women make up 3/6 of our leadership, 33/60 of our faculty and staff, and 5/9 of our interns?

We are in our transportation era ✨ Did you know that as well as being a now 14-time Grammy winner and 118-time world record holder, Taylor Swift is a connoisseur of all types of transportation? The vehicles shown are just a glimpse into her massive collection.

The University of Tennessee System came together at Nashville’s Smart Mobility Conference to show off all the progress we are making in the world of transportation. #UTEverywhere

Our BRAND NEW site featuring a time lapse video of Gay Street is now live! Go here: ctr.utk.edu to view it. Feel free to tap or click through the site and give us your feedback. @CityKnoxvilleTN

Engineers Day at UTK’s Tickle College of Engineering was a success! We were able to educate hundreds of high school students interested in engineering about CTR and safe driving. Thank you to all who participated!

We love to build partnerships with new high schools! Yesterday we were welcomed into Career Magnet Academy, where we were able to run through our interactive safe driving activities with the students. If you are interested in hosting our teen program please contact us.

Police checkpoint this Friday. Sober drivers may want to avoid possible slowdowns at this location. As always - drive sober or get pulled over 🚨

@texasroadhouse 's mascot Andy Armadillo learned about the importance of seatbelts at Sevierville's National Night Out event last night. Nobody, not even life size armadillos, should be unbuckled in a moving car!

National Car Free Day is tomorrow! 🚲🚌👟 Let's celebrate alternative ways to get around and reduce our collective carbon footprint. Remember: students ride the KAT buses for free! Just tell the driver you are a student when you board.

Local event alert! @DriveElectricTN is hosting a Knoxville Drive Electric Festival. This event brings together all types of electric vehicles, their owners, and anyone who is interested in EVs for a day of learning and fun. Come see what the buzz is all about!

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office is supporting National Child Passenger Safety Week September 17-23, encouraging citizens to participate in National Seat Check Saturday on Sept. 23. tntrafficsafety.org/cps-week-ffy23 #TNCPSWeek

If you are planning on travelling through or to Pigeon Forge between September 14th and 16th, be prepared for heavy traffic congestion on the roads, sidewalks, and parking lots, as well as modified traffic patterns, due to the annual Rod Run.

Cars: worst mixer ever. Always #DriveSober