Governor identifies 78 transportation projects in TDOT’s region two for funding

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April 21, 2009

Anonymous The Crossville Chronicle Tue Apr 21, 2009, 12:48 PM CDT

Governor Phil Bredesen recently released a final list of projects to be funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds (Recovery Act), proposed bridge bonds and TDOT’s regular funding mechanisms. The three-tiered program represents more than 450 projects statewide touching every county in Tennessee. Included in the proposal, which has been presented to the Legislature, are 78 highway and bridge projects in TDOT’s Region Two alone.

The Recovery Act is fundamentally about creating and retaining jobs during one of the toughest economic times our nation and state have faced since the Great Depression,” said Governor Bredesen. “This three-tiered program represents a record investment in Tennessee’s transportation system. The Recovery Act, along with the bridge bonding and TDOT’s regular program, will put thousands of Tennesseans to work rebuilding and strengthening one of Tennessee’s largest economic drivers, our transportation system.”

TDOT’s Region Two includes Bledsoe, Bradley, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Jackson, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Overton, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Sequatchie, Van Buren, Warren and White counties.

“Not only will these transportation projects help create or save tens of thousands of jobs for Tennesseans, the end result of this investment will be a more reliable transportation system,” said TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely. “This three-tiered program represents a responsible, balanced and community based approach to transportation. Years of planning and study have gone into each of the projects funded for construction.”

39 projects in TDOT’s Region Two will be funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act including a project to reconstruct State Route One/US70-S in Warren County between Centertown and Spring Valley Road which has received strong support from state and local leaders. Tennessee received $572 million in Recovery Act funds. $85.8 million was distributed directly to the state’s eleven Metropolitan Planning Organizations and the City of Murfreesboro leaving $486.2 million for distribution by TDOT.

Another 21 bridge repair or replacement projects in Region Two are funded through bridge bonds and 18 are funded through TDOT’s traditional Three-Year Multimodal Work Program.

The Legislature is currently considering the transportation budget for approval. TDOT will let to contract all Recovery Act projects in May and June of 2009.

A complete listing of all projects identified for funding is attached to this release and is posted on the TDOT web site, http://www.tn.gov/tdot" www.tn.gov/tdot.

For more information on Tennessee’s transportation portion of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act visit http://www.tn.gov/tdot/recovery" www.tn.gov/tdot/recovery.

TDOT proposed comprehensive multimodal program FY 2010-2012

U.S. 70 over Daddy's Creek replace the bridge FY10

Hwy. 127 N of Winningham Rd. to Hwy. 68 Resurfacing

Hwy. 127 S of Hwy. 68 to Cleveland St. Construction

Peavine Rd., Firetower Rd. to East of Lakeview Dr. (RW)

Peavine Rd., East of Lakeview Dr. to East of Westcheste Dr./Catoosa Blvd. in FG ROW

Lantana Rd. Dunbar Rd. to SR 392

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