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Knoxville, Tenn.-Area Pushes Beautification Work Along Roadways.

By Hayes Hickman, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 20--Contrary to popular belief, orange traffic barrels are not the official flora of Tennessee roadways.

In fact, in the case of the Kingston Pike-Lyons View Pike project, the state Department of Transportation decided to go with a nice variety of sourwoods, black gums and yews.

Petite snow crape myrtles and red hollies also are among the mix of native species included in the interchange redesign's additional $20,000 landscaping budget, thanks to a n

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