Tennessee Transportation finds no “red flags” in toll-lane bidder despite past problems

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 971

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Tennessee Department of Transportation officials picked a road-building group to take on the state’s first toll project despite a series of bumps the consortium’s companies hit over the past decade-plus, ranging from bankruptcies to price-gouging accusations.

DriveTN’s winning bid included a $9.2 billion construction plan to build toll lanes in Nashville’s southeast interstate corridor, mainly along I-24 to Murfreesboro, with the promise to pay the state nearly $25 billion over the life of …

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