Tennessee’s choice lanes project aimed at reducing traffic congestion is advancing after passing a federal review.

The proposal would yield the construction of “choice lanes” — lanes that motorists have the option to use for a price — along Interstate 24 between Nashville and Murfreesboro.

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TDOT P3 Communications Officer Rebekah Hammonds speaks at a public hearing for the proposed Choice Lanes project at the Smyrna Event Center, March 3, 2026.