The Tennessee Department of Transportation has “respectfully denied” the Metro Council’s request to block the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue on Interstate 65.
The council approved a resolution to ask TDOT to plant trees blocking its view to the public on July 8.
The statue, which is surrounded by Confederate flags, sits on private property near the Harding Place exit.
Monday, the department sent the following statement to News 2: (continue reading at WKRN)