Project in the Spotlight
Some of our pages require Adobe Reader software. You can download it free here > Get Free Adobe Reader.From time to time, the ADA Compliance Division calls attention to projects that may provide guidance or examples concerning ADA issues faced by others.
The current project in the spotlight is the Regional Commuter Rail Project's Riverfront Station. Situated on the west bank of the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville near the intersection of First and Broadway, Riverfront Station will be the western terminus on the rail line being built to connect downtown Nashville and communities in the eastern parts of middle Tennessee.
Visit our current project in the spotlight.
Expected to open in 2007, Riverfront Station will include tactile warnings, appropriate ramps, parking for drivers with disabilities, a portable lift for wheelchairs, and other features to ensure accessibility for rail patrons who live and work in the Nashville area, as well as for tourists and other visitors.
The photos below show the project during its present construction phase. (Architect's renderings on this page have been provided by Gresham, Smith, & Partners.)
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General view of the station and surrounding area under construction, February 2006.
Distance view of the project -- note Titans' coliseum at the right edge of photo (provides perspective), February 2006.
Closer view of station house under construction, February 2006.
Tactile warnings being installed along the edge of the passenger loading/unloading area, February 2006.
Accessible ramp under construction, with tactile warnings, February 2006.
Closer view of installation of tactile warnings along the passenger loading/unloading zone, February 2006.
Portable lift for patrons using wheelchairs -- lift is show
in its storage unit, can be removed and moved to wherever
it is needed, February 2006.
Architect's rendering of water fountain area in station house
when completed, showing one fountain with correct placement
for accessibility.
Architect's rendering of interior of station house when completed.
Architect's drawing showing aerial view of project when complete.How to Contact Us
ADA Compliance Division
1417 Murfreesboro Road
PO Box 196300
Nashville, TN 37219-6300
Email contactADA@Nashville.gov
Phone (615) 862-8744
TTY (615) 862-8951
Fax (615) 862-6767
Relay Service 711
The State of Tennessee provides a relay service at 711 so people who use TTYs can have phone conversations with people who do not have TTYs.
This service is completely confidential, available to anyone 24 hours a day/7 days a week, for calls anywhere in the United States or its territories, at no charge to either person in the conversation.
Dialing 711 works whether or not the person placing the call is using a TTY, since operators who answer use voice and TTY.
Alternate numbers for the relay service
800-848-0298 Person with TTY calling someone without TTY.
800-848-0299 Person without TTY calling someone with TTY.
You may also use the relay service via the internet at
http://www.ip-relay.com/index.htm.
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