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Governor proposes $1 billion for TDOT in bid to expand road and bridge work
Summary
In his address to a joint session, Governor Bill Lee proposed $1 billion for the Tennessee Department of Transportation and referenced the Transportation Modernization Act as a prior step to change how the state builds roads.
Governor Bill Lee said the state will propose $1 billion to the Tennessee Department of Transportation to build and maintain roads and bridges across Tennessee.
"So 2 years ago, we began addressing this complex problem by passing Transportation Modernization Act to finally innovate how we build our roads. And we will not stop there. This year, we will propose in our budget $1,000,000,000 to TDOT to build and maintain roads and bridges all across Tennessee," Governor Bill Lee said.
Lee framed road maintenance as a primary responsibility of state government and argued innovation is needed because funds are limited while needs are large. He linked the proposed funding to broader efforts to modernize transportation policy and cited the Transportation Modernization Act as a prior legislative step taken two years earlier.
The transcript excerpt does not specify how the $1 billion would be divided between projects, regions or fiscal years, nor does it list specific projects or local matches. The governor's remarks presented the proposal as a budget priority to be carried in the upcoming state budget process.
