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In 1972, due to its expanding role in all modes of transportation, it was renamed the Tennessee Department of Transportation. In the 1980s, TDOT began the $3.3 billion Better Roads Program to clear a backlog of projects and improve aging roads. In 1989, the gas tax was set at 21.40 cents per gallon to help fund this project.
01995-01-01. 1995. 02010-01-01. 2010. Proposed I-75 bypass of Knoxville, also proposed to be extended to I-40 at exit 407 (SR 66) to provide a complete northern beltway of Knoxville and provide a more direct route to Sevier County/Great Smoky Mountains National Park. SR 476. 11.8. 19.0. SR 50 in Broadview.
US. State. The State Route System of Tennessee is maintained and developed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Currently the state has 14,150 miles (22,770 km) of state-maintained roadways, including 1,233 miles (1,984 km) of Interstate Highways and 13,077 miles (21,045 km) of State Highways. [2]
US 27 enters Tennessee from Rossville, Georgia, in Hamilton County as a four-lane highway, concurrent with both State Route 27 (SR 27) and SR 29. The route goes north as Rossville Boulevard, going through suburbs and passing by several businesses before entering Chattanooga and coming to an interchange with Interstate 24 (I-24; exits 180A–B ...
September 18, 2024 at 4:47 AM. The first step toward repairing downtown Knoxville's Gay Street Bridge is underway but you won't see construction – or get to use the bridge – any time soon ...
Roads in Nashville, Tennessee. The roads in Nashville, Tennessee include Interstates 24, 65 and 40, with interchanges near the city center. There are nine U.S. highways serving the city. Two beltways surround Nashville.
This year alone, our state will invest $6.8 billion in K-12 public education. Of that, $853.68 million will go directly to Memphis-Shelby County Schools – an increase of 31% in just the last ...
The longest interstate highway in Tennessee is Interstate 40, at a length of 454.81 miles (731.95 km). The segment of I-40 in Tennessee is also the longest segment of all of the states the route traverses. The shortest mainline interstate highway in Tennessee is I-55, at a length of 12.28 miles (19.76 km) in Memphis.