TDOT Commissioner John SchroerNASHVILLE – Tennessee is one of just 11 states to improve in seven key measurements of state highways over a two-decade span, according to a report issued by the Reason Foundation, a Washington-based libertarian think tank.
“This report is a testament to the focus TDOT has placed on maintaining our infrastructure, aggressively repairing and replacing aging bridges, increasing safety, and managing congestion” said state Department of Tennessee Commissioner John Schroer in a news release.
He called it “truly exceptional when you consider we are one of only five DOT’s in the nation with no transportation debt.”
The report, “Are Highways Crumbling?” looked at state highway data from 1989 through 2008.
It sought to measure road performance in terms of miles of urban and rural interstate highways in poor condition, urgan interstate congestion, deficient bridges, highway fatalities, rural primary roads in poor condition and the number of narrow rural primary roads.