Middle Tennessee drivers could soon have a new option to skip traffic backups on Interstate 24 through a proposed express lane system called Choice Lanes.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation held public meetings Tuesday to present conceptual plans for the project, which would stretch nearly 26 miles from Nashville to just short of Interstate 840. The express lanes would allow drivers to pay a variable fee based on time of day and traffic conditions to access faster travel times.
“If you go to Nashville, it takes forever to get back to Smyrna, and I mean forever. It’s longer than an hour sometimes; don’t let it be a wreck,” said Tina Caruthers, who attended Tuesday’s meeting…