Transportation and infrastructure investment
The 2026 budget dedicated hundreds of millions to TDOT infrastructure needs, rest-area renovation/replacement, and aviation, reflecting ongoing pressure to maintain and upgrade roads and related facilities as the state grows.
How much should Tennessee prioritize new state funding for roads, rest areas, and transportation infrastructure?
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Sources
Bass, Berry & Sims — https://bassberry.com/news/2026-legislative-recap-114th-tennessee-general-assembly-second-session
$400 million to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) for infrastructure needs... $165 million to renovate and replace rest areas... $81.2 million for commercial and general aviation
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Heavily fund transit, bike/ped, and climate-resilient options over highway expansion
- Increase multimodal funding while still maintaining core highway needs
- Sustain large TDOT and rest-area investments at roughly current elevated levels
- Focus dollars on highways and bridges critical to freight and commuting
- Minimize new state infrastructure spending; rely more on tolls and private finance