Highways, Roads and Bridges

Plain English Breakdown

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Bridge Study Across Mississippi River

This bill requires Tennessee's Department of Transportation to study building a new bridge across the Mississippi River that connects to Arkansas and report findings by February 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Department of Transportation to study building a new bridge over the Mississippi River.
• Includes studying related roads and structures needed for the bridge project.
• Asks the department to find out how much money is available from federal, state, or local sources to start the bridge project.
• Requires the department to report its findings by February 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of Transportation in Tennessee
• People who might use a new bridge over the Mississippi River

Terms To Know

Department of Transportation

A government agency that manages roads, bridges, and other transportation projects.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not say how much the bridge will cost.
• Does not decide if the bridge should be built, only that it needs to be studied.
• Does not specify which roads and structures are needed for the project.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 1192
By Akbari

HOUSE BILL 924
By Towns

HB0924
002510
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54,
relative to a new bridge project crossing the
Mississippi River.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. The Department of Transportation shall conduct a study regarding the
development and viability of a new bridge crossing the Mississippi River and connecting to
Arkansas, together with related highway facilities and structures needed to complete the bridge
project. On or before February 1, 2026, the Department shall report its findings, including any
legislative recommendations, from the study to the transportation and safety committee of the
senate and the committee in the house of representatives having jurisdiction over transportation
infrastructure issues. The report shall identify funds available through federal, state, or local
sources to initiate the development of this bridge and the timing for initiating such development.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.