Rural Regional Transportation Plans

The Tennessee Department of Transportation, in conjunction with 12 Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs) across the state, is collaborating in planning efforts for the development of Rural Regional Transportation Plans. The purpose of the plans is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the state’s rural transportation infrastructure investments and to increase the economic competitiveness of the state’s rural regions. The Rural Regional Transportation Plans stem from recommendations contained within TDOT's 25-Year Long Range Transportation Policy Plan, as it relates to RPOs.

Those recommendations include:

Provide the latest planning data and tools
Increase the responsibility to encompass more multimodal considerations
Create a process that fosters a more needs-based approach including land-use and transportation

Identifying needs and making a range of recommendations for rural Tennessee’s transportation system is a goal of TDOT's Long Range Planning Division. Once completed, the Rural Regional Transportation Plans will be used for additional future studies, identification for county-level transportation plans, as well as any additional needs recognized.

Final Documents

Center Hill Rural Regional Transportation Plan

Dale Hollow Rural Regional Transportation Plan

East Tennessee North Rural Regional Transportation Plan

East Tennessee South Rural Regional Transportation Plan

First Tennessee Rural Regional Transportation Plan

Middle Tennessee Rural Regional Transportation Plan

Northwest Rural Regional Transportation Plan

Southeast Rural Regional Transportation Plan

South Central East Rural Regional Transportation Plan

South Central West Rural Regional Transportation Plan

Southwest Tennessee Rural Regional Transportation Plan