The report shows various projects in Lincoln County, including the top five categories of transportation, water and wastewater, recreation, storm water and existing school improvements.

Top five categories in Lincoln County include transportation, $28.8 million; water and wastewater, $6.9 million; recreation, $1.3 million; storm water, $1.2 million; and existing school improvements, $550,000.

According to the report, the total estimated cost of the projects, $38.6 million, is 75.46 percent funded at $29.2 in available funding.

Among Tennessee’s 95 counties, Lincoln County’s infrastructure rank is 88th in total estimated cost of infrastructure needs; 44th in census population count; 94th in total estimated cost per capita; and 58th in population density.

Across Tennessee, 9,262 infrastructure projects were reported at an estimated total investment of $38,020,406,156. Projects include infrastructure needs such as transportation networks, stormwater control, drinking water, sewer systems, and public school buildings.

TACIR indicates an increase of $1.2 billion in needs statewide, a 3.3% increase since the previous inventory. The TACIR report, “Building Tennessee’s Tomorrow: Anticipating the State’s Infrastructure Needs,” is the tenth (10th) in a series on infrastructure that began in the late 90’s. Released in August, the report highlights statewide infrastructure needs from July 2010 through June 2015.

“TN Infrastructure Alliance continues to be impressed with the effort from the local and state officials who provide the data for Tennessee’s official infrastructure needs assessment,” said Moore. “With this updated information, our key government leaders are able to stay aware of the local community needs.”