NASHVILLE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) and Representative Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro) said today that they have requested Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower to conduct a special review regarding the delays and cost of a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) project to put a truck climbing lane on I-75 in Campbell County. 

The lawmakers have received numerous complaints from constituents regarding the traffic and safety problems caused by the project, which is still under construction three years past the expected completion date. 

“The TDOT project in Campbell County, known as Interstate 75 Truck Climbing Lane, was let in 2016 for a two-year project for $12.9 million,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Comptroller Mumpower requesting the special review.  “Five years later the project is incomplete and the current price tag is $31 million.  We respectfully request your office conduct a special review of this project to have a better understanding of the delays and result increase in expenditure.”

“We understand that this project is more complicated than first anticipated,” Yager and Powers added.  “However, the cost, as well as the time expected to complete the project, has more than doubled.  We have specifically asked for more information as we look to ensure taxpayer money used for this project is accountable and transparent to the constituents we serve.” (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 04/20/2021-8:45AM)

One Reply to “Yager & Powers want review of cost & delays of I-75 truck lane in Campbell County”

  1. Good job guys! Demand answers! Potters need to be held accountable and have to pay all the money from that subpar wall they built and had to be demolished!

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