Tennessee Conservative
A New Report On Litter Control In Tennessee Shows The State Spends $23 Million Each Year On Litter Pickup And Prevention And There Are An Average 88.5 Million Pieces Of Litter On Roads At Any Given Time.
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Tennessee Could Soon Start Receiving Proposals For Toll Lanes After The Legislature Approved And Gov. Bill Lee Signed What He Referred To As The Transportation Modernization Act.
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Tennessee’s Senate Voted To Approve Gov. Bill Lee’s Transportation Modernization Act Late Monday With A 26-5 Vote.
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A Bill Endorsed By Governor Bill Lee Championing Toll Roads Is Up For A Vote In The House Government Operations Committee On March 6th, 2023.
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Not Long After The Tennessee Department Of Transportation Proposed Public-Private Partnerships To Build Express Lanes And Cut Congestion On Highways, The University Of Tennessee-Knoxville Sought Permission For A Joint Venture To Build Dorms And An Indoor Athletic Facility.
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Road Construction Won’t Delay Travelers During The Christmas And New Year’s Holidays. TDOT Is Once Again Halting All Lane Closure Activity On Interstates And State Highways In Anticipation Of Higher Traffic Volumes Across The State.
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Not Everyone Is Thrilled About The Lee Administration’s Patchwork Of Transportation Proposals, The Most Notable Of Which Would Be The Institution Of Toll Roads In Tennessee.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee And The Department Of Transportation Are Looking To Raise The Annual Vehicle Registration Fees For Electric Vehicles Up To Three Times To $300 Along With Adding Potential Toll Commuter Lanes.
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Tennessee Plans To Spend $102 Million Of Its $3.7 Billion American Rescue Plan Allocation On A Learning Loss Intervention Program For Tennessee Students. It Was Recommended That The $25.5 Million Annual Total Of State Funds “Be Re-Invested Into New Educational Expenses Incurred.”
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Road Construction Won’t Slow Motorists Across Tennessee Over The July 4 Holiday. TDOT Will Suspend All Construction-Related Lane Closures On Interstates And State Routes Beginning At 6:00 A.M. On Friday, July 1 Through 6:00 A.M. On Tuesday, July 5 To Provide Maximum Roadway Capacity For Holiday Travelers.
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