T-DOT included a $193 million project to build an Interstate 40 truck climbing lane between Cookeville and Monterey in its new ten-year plan, announced Monday morning.

Work on the project would begin in 2029. T-DOT chose the project to “add capacity, address safety concerns, and serve freight movement to a section of rural interstate that can be difficult for trucks to navigate.”

The project will be funded through traditional state and federal funding.

The state will fund two pieces of the Highway 127 project in Cumberland County through the 10-year plan. Construction will begin in 2029 on turn lanes around the Flat Rock development, a $15.5 million project.

Though trucks are required to use the right lanes in climbing Monterey Mountain, they rarely do so. The State Highway Patrol said earlier this year it did not prioritize the area for enforcement. The slow downs lead to multiple accidents along the stretch, further slowing traffic.