Nashville Business Journal
TACIR reminds lawmakers of state's infrastructure needs

The latest inventory of infrastructure needs for the state shows that $24.4 billion in improvement projects are needed or should be in progress, but that less than half of that amount is funded.

That's a problem Pete Delay, Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance chairman, pointed out to lawmakers this week in a letter that notes the importance of keeping the state's core infrastructure needs in mind. >> more


Chattanooga Times Free Press
Group seeks more state funding for infrastructure
By Ashley Rowland

A new nonprofit organization is asking Tennessee legislators to consider spending more money on things such as roads and sewers when the General Assembly convenes this month.

In a Tuesday letter to members of the General Assembly, Pete Delay, chairman of the Tennessee Infrastructure Alliance, wrote that paying for infrastructure has critical implications for the state's future. >> more

Nashville City Paper
Basic infrastructure needs $24.4 billion
By John Rodgers
  
The state's infrastructure needs - estimated at $24.4 billion - are pressuring lawmakers to allocate more money toward basic necessities like roads, drinking water and sewers when the new state budget is approved. >> more