(a) Beginning June 30, 2001, and every quarter thereafter, the department of transportation shall generate a report to be submitted to the general assembly and the state building commission on the status of all highway and road projects approved by the general assembly as part of the department’s budget. The status report shall include a current list of projects being planned, projects under construction, and anticipated starting dates for projects not yet underway.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-1-302

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Road: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) With respect to each project referenced in subsection (a), the report shall:

(1) State the initial contract price;
(2) Identify the final cost of the project; and
(3) If there is a significant change in cost, state the amount by which the authorized expenditures exceed the initial contract price, as well as the contributing factors for the cost changes.
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