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Sen. Massey and TPO staff warn of growing transportation funding gap; federal reauthorization timeline noted
Summary
Sen. Massey told the TPO board that an estimate places the region/state backlog at about $38 billion and outlined a state task force studying alternative revenue sources. TPO staff summarized federal reauthorization work under IIJA, the Highway Trust Fund shortfall and options such as mileage fees or suballocating discretionary funds to regions.
Sen. Massey told the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization on Dec. 17 that the state faces a large transportation backlog and that lawmakers are studying alternative funding models to address rising costs and eroding purchasing power in the gas‑tax revenue stream.
"One of the last estimates was $38,000,000,000 in backlog of identified projects," Massey said, summarizing the scale of unmet needs she said TDOT and the state face. She listed budget requests sent to the governor that included $75 million for…
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