MT. JULIET, Tenn. — Mt. Juliet has secured nearly $25 million in federal funding to help accelerate the construction of a new Interstate 40 interchange at Central Pike, a project aimed at easing growing traffic congestion in the rapidly expanding city.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and the City of Mt. Juliet are partnering on two major infrastructure projects: a new interchange at Central Pike and I-40, and the widening of Central Pike from the proposed interchange to Mt. Juliet Road.

"In my time here we've put more money towards infrastructure than ever before," said Mt. Juliet spokesperson Justin Beasley.

The federal grant could potentially expedite the project timeline by two years and save taxpayers millions of dollars.

"Hopefully we can expedite this project ev

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