TN Infrastructure Fact Sheet

A White House information fact sheet on infrastructre shows onTennessee’s fact sheet that almost 900 bridges and 270 miles of highway are in “poor condition,” while commute times have risen by 7.7 percent since 2011. In response, the sheet states the AJP would designate $600 billion to make changes to and repair roads and bridges.The fact sheet also states that 21 percent of all trains and transit vehicles in the state are “past useful life.” The AJP would reportedly invest $85 billion to modernize public transit.The AJP would address the 396,000 “rent burdened” Tennesseans by using $200 billion to increase the available housing in the state.