Governor Haslam and TDOT Commissioner release annual transportation program

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Governor Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer Released TDOT’s annual transportation program that features approximately $2 billion in infrastructure investments for individual projects in 42 counties, as well as 15 statewide programs.

Despite the increase in revenue for Fiscal Year 2017, the department has a backlog of unfunded highway and bridge projects that have been approved by the General Assembly, but lacks available funding to move forward, according to the release.

“This program reflects our commitment to increasing safety and economic development opportunities, while also remaining debt free on our roads, and these one-time funding increases will allow TDOT to move forward with nearly a billion dollar in much needed road projects in communities across the state,” Haslam said.

The release also states that in addition to the 2017 budgeted program, partial plans for 2018 and 2019 are included.