A change is federal funding provided Tennessee with the additional funds it needed to improve its maintenance of the interstate system. Secondly, Tennessee s interstate is over 40 years old, and needs maintenance and improvements. Several i nterchanges are being redesigned to allow traffic to flow more easily thereby, improving congestion. In recent years TDOT has accelerated usage of nighttime work requirements in numerous contracts for highway work under certain conditions. When lighting is not available, work at night can be dangerous for both workers and motorists.
Nighttime work is also more expensive.
There are several regulatory authorities for the trucking industry. They include the Tennessee Department of Safety which enforces Tennessee s trucking regulations. The U.S. Department of Transportation , also has jurisdiction over the trucking industry. Many of the eye-popping flowers are red poppies however, other varieties are also planted.