Benefits for Tennessee
- 6,200 jobs created by 2020, 9,000 jobs by 2030
- $7 billion in economic development investment by 2030
- $105 million investment in new Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility
- 637,000 fewer long-haul trucks annually on highways
- 30.2 million fewer gallons of fuel consumed annually
- 336,000 fewer tons of CO2 released annually
- $103 million savings in annual congestion costs for motorists
- $26.2 million annual savings from accidents avoided
- $20.4 million savings in annual highway maintenance costs
- $88.4 million annual logistics cost savings for Tennessee businesses
- 850 route miles
- 1,440 employees
- $97 million annual payroll
- $68 million in annual purchases and payments
- Governor Phil Bredesen
- U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander
- U.S. Senator Bob Corker
- U.S. Representative Phil Roe
- U.S. Representative John Duncan
- U.S. Representative Zach Wamp
- U.S. Representative Lincoln Davis
- U.S. Representative Bart Gordon
- U.S. Representative Steve Cohen
- Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce
- Cleveland-Bradley County Chamber of Commerce
- East Tennessee Development District
- East Tennessee Economic Development Agency
- Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce
- Jefferson County Mayor
- Johnson City Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization
- Kingsport Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
- Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization
- Lakeway Area Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization
- McMinn County Economic Development Authority
- Monroe County Economic Development Association
- Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce
- Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- The Roane Alliance
- Barrett Rich, Member, Tennessee House of Representatives
- Bill Harmon, Chairman, Tennessee House Transportation Committee
- Jim Tracy, Chairman, Tennessee Senate Transportation Committee
- Bristol Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Mayor of Knox County
- Mayor of Cocke County
- Mayor of Sevier County
- Mayor of Hamblen County
- Mayor of Grainger
- Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
- Mayor of Dandridge
- Mayor of White Pine
- Mayor of Jefferson
- Mayor of Baneberry
- Mayor of New Market
- Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce
- Bank of Fayette County
- Methodist Fayette Hospital
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