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TDOT will be providing live onsite images through the duration of the U.S. 64 rockslide repair. (see images)
  • No Lane Closures on Tennessee Highways During the Thanksgiving Holiday

    November 23, 2009

    Thanksgiving travelers will enjoy a smooth drive through Tennessee during the busy travel holiday.... .............More

  • U.S. 64 Cleanup Estimated at Minimum of Eight Weeks

    November 16, 2009

    TDOT has awarded an emergency $2.1 million dollar contract to get the road back open to traffic after two rockslides within seven hours of each other buried U.S. 64., a major east-west corridor through Southeast Tennessee just east of Chattanooga................More

  • TDOT Breaks Ground on First Better Bridges Project in Nashville

    November 13, 2009

    TDOT today launched the largest bridge replacement and rehabilitation program of its kind in state history... .............More

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Recovery.gov

"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) allows our department to improve the state's transportation infrastructure and to help our private sector partners retain and add more jobs for Tennesseans. We hope that this one time infusion of federal funds will help carry us through this difficult period until our economy recovers." ....ARRA

Gerald. F. Nicely,
Commissioner of Transportation