MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The state has awarded $297 million in contracts from bids accepted in December for crucial road and bridge construction projects – the first major awarding of IMPROVE Act projects and the largest such bidding process in TDOT’s history.
Seventy-two new projects will be under construction across the state in the coming weeks. Widening of Highway 149/13 in Montgomery County is included in the project list.
“Providing a safe, reliable and debt-free transportation network was our main goal in passing the IMPROVE Act and we are now delivering dozens of much needed road and bridge projects across the state – all while cutting the grocery tax and attracting manufacturing jobs to Tennessee,” Gov. Bill Haslam said. “These investments in Tennessee’s infrastructure will ensure the next generation of Tennesseans will have a robust transportation system.”
The list of projects also includes several bridge rehabilitations, safety projects and the resurfacing of more than 80 miles of interstates and state routes.
Later this year, TDOT anticipates project bids to increase by about $100 million, with calendar year bids totaling more than $1 billion.
For more information on all projects included in the IMPROVE Act, visit TDOT’s interactive road and bridge construction project map.