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TDOT 10‑year plan adds two interchange projects; TPO notes funding and staffing updates
Summary
TDOT’s final 10‑year plan adds two large interchange projects—Watt Road and Campbell Station Road—while reallocating recurring revenue for preservation and safety programs. The TPO noted TDOT staffing changes and upcoming statewide partnership and long‑range planning work.
Stacy Morrison of the Tennessee Department of Transportation briefed the Knoxville Regional TPO executive board May 28 on the state’s 10‑year plan, additional budget items and project additions affecting the region.
Morrison said the final state budget included $80 million in recurring funding and $1 billion in nonrecurring dollars for TDOT. The recurring dollars come from a reallocation of tire sales tax revenue and she said the $80 million will support pavement and bridge preservation, mowing and litter programs, a spot safety program, and expanded rural service patrols. The $1 billion in one‑time funds will be available for pavement, bridges and spot safety work as a nonrecurring investment.
Morrison said 23 new projects were added across the two phases of the plan (12 in April and 11 in the May budget update). Board members noted the region regained two large interchange projects in the plan: a Watt Road interchange on I‑40 (presented in the meeting packet at approximately $142 million) and a Campbell Station Road interchange (about $120 million). A TPO speaker said several mayors had advocated for those projects and welcomed their return to the plan.
Morrison also said TDOT will release a statewide partnership program this summer to provide low‑interest loans and that TDOT is updating its statewide long‑range plan; she encouraged local jurisdictions to participate. Board members were also told that three TDOT planners assigned to Tennessee took buyouts, requiring reassignments and temporary double‑duty coverage for some reviews such as UPWP and TIP oversight.
No board action was required on the update; staff said the project descriptions on TDOT’s public website are brief and that jurisdictions may contact TDOT for more details.
