CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Tennessee Department of Transportation is planning $807.3 million in road projects in Montgomery County as part of its recently announced 10-year project.

TDOT allocated $296.3 million to widen a section of Trenton Road (State Route 48) and $511 million to widen a corridor of Interstate 24 in Montgomery County.

“This is a significant investment into our community,” state Rep. Jeff Burkhart of Clarksville said in announcing the plans. “Widening I-24 and State Route 48 will help improve the flow of traffic, fight congestion, and make traveling in Montgomery County easier. As people move to Tennessee for our common-sense values, our infrastructure must be able to support more residents, visitors and businesses. I’m appreciative of TDOT’s work in selecting these important projects.”

The Trenton Road project is being funded partly by the Transportation Modernization Act, historic $3.3 billion legislation passed by members of the General Assembly in April, and traditional state and federal funds. A section of road from near 101st Airborne Division Parkway (State Route 374) to near I-24 will be widened from two lanes to five along existing alignment. Construction is expected to begin in 2029, according to a news release.

The widening of I-24 is one project separated into phased funding, one costing $234 million with funding from traditional state and federal funds and the other costing $277 million with funding from both the TMA and state and federal funds. A corridor from Exit 1 near the Kentucky state line to exit 11 near State Route 76 will be widened from four lanes to six. Construction for phase 1 is expected to begin in 2033 and phase 2 will begin in 2034.

The infrastructure improvements are part of TDOT’s $15 billion 10-year fiscally constrained plan, released on Monday. It is funded in part by the $3.3 billion TMA as well as TDOT’s annual $1.2 billion work program budget, the release said.

The fiscally constrained plan includes 93 site-specific projects, 46 of which are partially or fully funded by the TMA. TDOT has identified the funding necessary to start and finish each project, vowing, “what gets started, gets finished.”

Burkhart represents House District 75, which includes part of Montgomery County.