Transportation
Improvement Program
The
Knoxville Regional TPO develops a Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP) every two years, documenting how federal funds will be spent on
transportation improvements within the urban area. The Long Range Transportation
Plan, which was reaffirmed in February 2002, is the basis for deciding
which projects are included in the new TIP. About $327.3 million is
programmed, with $136,688,506 million for 2004, $98,867,679 million
for 2005, and $91,732,520 million for 2006. Major projects are listed
below alphabetically.
| Project |
Description |
Lead
Agency |
TIP
Amount |
| Alcoa
Highway from Tennessee River in Knox County to Singleton Station
Road in Blount County |
widen
to 6 lanes |
TDOT
|
$37.7
million |
| Alcoa
Highway Bypass from Singleton Station Road to Airport Road |
new
road construction |
TDOT |
$17.8
million |
| Downtown
Transit Center |
site
preparation and construction of a central transit station |
Knoxville
|
$12.75
million |
| Emory
Road from Clinton Highway to Gill Road |
widen
to 5 lanes |
TDOT
|
$12
million |
| Henley
Street Bridge |
widen
and rehabilitate |
TDOT
|
$12.7
million |
| I-40
from I-275 to East of Cherry Street Interchange |
widen
to 6 lanes |
TDOT
|
$40
million |
| I-40/I-640/I-275
ITS and Command Center |
install
ITS on interstate and construct command center |
TDOT
|
$7.4
million |
| I-640/
Broadway Interchange Phase II |
interchange
modifications |
TDOT
|
$1.7
million |
| IdleAire
and NTRC study/ Watt Road |
install
approximately 100 IdleAire units at Watt Road truck stops and NTRC
study of emissions |
TDOT
|
$1.469
million |
| Knoxville
Van Transportation Program |
purchase
15 vans to reduce the number of individual auto trips |
Knoxville
Commuter Pool |
$330,000
|
| Lovell
Road from Gilbert Road to Schaeffer Road |
widen
to 5 lanes |
TDOT
|
$8.87
million |
| Pleasant
Ridge Road from I-640 to Merchant Drive |
widen
to 3 lanes |
TDOT
|
$10.6
million |
| Washington
Pike from I-640 to Millertown Pike and Millertown Pike from I-640
to Washington Pike |
widen
to 5 lanes |
TDOT
|
$9.3
million |
| Western
Avenue from Texas Avenue to Major Avenue |
widen
to 4 lanes |
TDOT
|
$11.45
million |
