NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced on Tuesday, May 6, that for the first time in history, the state’s annual budget includes additional dedicated, recurring General Fund dollars for transportation.
The $80 million in recurring and $1 billion in non-recurring dollars will allow the TDOT to accelerate, leverage, and add new projects to the department’s fiscally constrained 10-Year Plan.
These funds build on the historic investments and authority granted to TDOT by the Tennessee General Assembly during the past three years, reinforcing the need to build efficiently and effectively to accommodate Tennessee’s exceptional growth. On Tuesday, TDOT also released its updated annual plan to include these added funds outlined in the recently passed budget…