Tennessee Places Six Locations On List Of Nation's Worst Bottlenecks
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ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, and six Tennessee locations made the top 100, including two in the top 15 in the country.
"Tennessee is at the crossroads of the country, and increasingly that intersection is being choked by congestion," said
Tennessee Trucking Association President Dave Huneryager. "Despite the pandemic, trucks continued moving and delivering their critical loads, but their jobs were made more difficult by these chokepoints. Continuing roadway construction in Nashville and Chattanooga certainly contributed to these rankings, but the fact that there were still significant bottlenecks in our highway system even though people drove less is proof positive that we need to continue investing in infrastructure to make our roads and bridges safer and more efficient."