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TDOT outlines $1.1 billion infusion, updated 10-year plan; Kingsport MPO staff detail regional model and household travel survey
Summary
TDOT staff described a one-time $1.1 billion general-fund infusion and $80 million recurring transfer to transportation, and outlined how funds will be allocated. Kingsport MPO staff described steps toward a regional travel demand model and a statewide household travel survey recruiting residents for travel-day data collection.
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) staff briefed the Kingsport MTPO on a one-time $1.1 billion general-fund infusion and an ongoing $80 million recurring transfer proposed to support transportation projects and programs, and outlined where the initial infusion would be targeted.
Dexter Justice, director of project management for East Tennessee at TDOT, said the $1.1 billion request included a nonrecurring one-time infusion and $80 million in recurring general-fund transfers (sourced in legislation from a tire-related fee) to support ongoing transportation work. He described the distribution of the one-time funds, including $125 million to the paving program, $75 million to the bridge program, $20 million to a spot-safety program, $50 million to a new state…
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